EP3875146A1 - Lighting means, in particular for the reduction of germs, with preferably at least two light sources, and method for using the lighting means as a mobile disinfectant - Google Patents

Abstract

A radiation connector can be designed such that it is like a pacifier in the front of the mouth, for. B. on the tongue and roof of the mouth. The area of the irradiation plug-in piece, more precisely of the translucent insertion part, which is not intended for the system, is provided for the emission of light at least into a posterior oral cavity area from at least one light source which is arranged in the interior of the insertion part. According to an advantageous method, the irradiation plug-in piece can be produced with such an insertion part which has a coordinated length for a very specific location or position in a user's oral cavity. The selected insertion part can be selected from a set of insertion parts. The insertion part is to be connected via a connector to a control board in a block-like body of the irradiation connector. By using such an irradiation connector, it is possible to reduce the number of germs, especially in the throat area of a person, but also on seat surfaces by irradiating light with light germicidal wavelengths. So it is possible to have a portable disinfection device on hand.

Description

The present invention deals with a radiation plug which can be partially inserted into a body cavity of a living being, such as a human being, in order, in particular, to promote or improve the state of health of the human being.

Furthermore, the present invention deals with a method for using the irradiation plug as a light source for the action of a light on an area of a body cavity such as, for. B. a throat area of a living being.

In other words, the present invention deals with a radiation plug according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for adapting the radiation plug to a body opening or body cavity of a living being according to claim 18.

Technical area

From numerous medical studies it is known that with the help of light of selected wavelengths positive effects in externally irradiated persons as well as in the effusion of body fluids such as blood or plasma (see e.g. " A new proof of concept in bacterial reduction "by Michelle Maclean et al. In Journal of Blood Transfusion, Volume 2016 ) can be brought about. Both the specialist literature and the patent literature indicate that not only ultraviolet light and infrared light have positive effects when irradiating living beings such as humans or animals, but also individual frequencies and frequency bands in the optical or visible wave spectrum also have positive effects can evoke.

The wave spectrum visible to humans is usually located in a wavelength range between 400 nm and a wavelength range below 750 nm. The width and the exact position of the frequency band, i.e. which wavelengths actually correspond to visible light, or the wavelength limit values of the wavelength band vary somewhat from person to person. Some animals also have a slightly different wave band than the visible light wave band, i.e. in which those animals can optically perceive light (e.g. the wavelength band in honey bees is around 150 nm in the direction of the shorter-wave UV light shifted). In general, however, it can be said that an optically visible wavelength band can be regarded as a wavelength band that can vary by a few nm in the edge areas or with regard to its limit values, but which covers a bandwidth of approx. 350 nm. This wavelength range is commonly referred to as the visible wavelength range, the limit values of which are to be specifically adapted to the living being addressed in each case.

The ultraviolet wavelength range is located outside the visible wavelength range. Ultraviolet light in reasonable doses has beneficial medicinal effects. However, it is also known from the specialist literature as well as from the patent literature that exposure to sunlight is assigned the effect of actinic keratosis.

Voices can also be found in the specialist literature that explain that certain wavelengths in the blue spectrum and / or violet spectrum are said to be able to produce various positive effects in humans.

For example, B. the technical article " New Proof-of-Concept in Viral Inactivation: Virucidal Efficacy of 405 nm Light Against Feline Calicivirus as a Model for Norovirus Decontamination "by Rachael M. Tomb, Michelle Maclean, John E. Coia, Elizabeth Graham, Michael McDonald, Chintamani D. Atreya , Scott J. MacGregor and John G. Anderson, published December 31, 2016 in Food and Environmental Virology "That with the help of a light with a wavelength of 405 nm bactericidal, fungicidal and also virucidal inactivations can be brought about by oxidative damage to bacteria, fungi and viruses.

The technical paper from the University of Arizona entitled " Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury ", published January 15, 2020 on Science Daily, suggests giving morning blue light therapy to people who have suffered brain trauma.

It can therefore be deduced from various sources that blue light is beneficial to the state of health of people, not least when there are humorous or carnivalistic aspects.

State of the art

Objects with illuminants that are specially designed to emit light in the vicinity of the mouth of a People are provided, can be z. B. the EP 1 273 208 B1 (Owner: Mermaz, Christophe et al .; date of issue: 14.01.2004), which introduces a glowing lollipop. As an embodiment it is provided to give a lollipop a colored sugar casing which transparently or translucently surrounds a light module.

From dental practices and from the DE 10 2018 119 423 A1 (Applicant: Schott AG; Publication date: February 13th, 2020) light curing devices for tooth sealing material (the so-called "composites") are known, which are supposed to emit light onto teeth with plastic fillings in order to create a plastic filling (or a "composite") in a repaired tooth to harden ("light polymerization devices"). Here the DE 10 2018 119 423 A1 propose to use blue light with a wavelength of 405 nm to e.g. B. in the molar a hardening of liquid materials, z. B. of adhesives to perform.

Another device for the photopolymerization of dental repair material such as a thermosetting resin is used in the Figure 2 the US 2017/035 539 A1 (Applicant: Joseph F. Bringley; Publication Date: February 09, 2017). A light-guiding tip is curved so that the light can be applied more specifically to a tooth with an organic plastic matrix as a filling to harden it.

For oral use, the WO 2018/213 893 A1 (Applicant: Cosmoaesthetics Pty Ltd; publication date: November 29, 2018) describes a handle equipped with LEDs, to which an exchangeable mouthpiece can be attached after the no longer required mouthpiece has been separated from the handle by a quick release mechanism.

Another device for use in a person's mouth is in the US 2008/065 175 A1 (Inventor: Russell J. Redmond et al .; Publication date: 13.03.2008 ), which has a UV light source for the emission of UV rays.

Other rod-like devices that are either intended for use in a person's mouth or can be used for this or can also be used in other body cavities are the US 2015/030 989 A1 (Applicant: Nikolaos S. Soukos et al .; publication date: January 29, 2015), the US 2007/073 362 A1 (Inventor: Noel Rodney Campbell; Publication date: 03/29/2007), the U.S. 6,159,236 A (Applicant: Advanced Photodynamic Technologies, Inc .; publication date: 12/12/2000), the US 2010/076 526 A1 (Inventor: Yosef Krespi et al .; publication date: 25.03.2010) and the US 2010/274 328 A1 (Inventor: Robert Morgan; date of publication: October 28, 2010).

All of these devices appear to be suitable for use by skilled personnel such as B. designed to be a dentist. In some devices, an operator should hold the device by the handle during its use in a body cavity of a person, such as the person's mouth, and thus guide it to the correct location, for example in the area of a tooth cavity to be closed.

The aforementioned publications and their names are deemed to have been fully incorporated into the present description of the invention. This is to avoid discussing again and again generally known relationships between light of selected wavelengths and the possibilities of irradiating a body opening or a body cavity, such as irradiating a mouth, but rather being allowed to see it as also defined for the present invention by referring to the publications .

Task

Many people who are worried about infectious diseases such as the flu often like to use medical tissues or mouth guards that they tie over their mouths because they believe that this measure represents an effective barrier against viruses and bacteria in the environment and through that An effective protection for your respiratory tract is guaranteed. In the specialist literature there are numerous voices that deny the medical effect and claim that such mouthguards are only a psychological mass phenomenon.

The situation is similar with the other body cavities and body orifices in living beings such as humans. For example, medical textbooks on ear, nose and throat diseases suggest that otitis media is caused by pneumococci (Streptococcus pneumoniae), Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, or Moraxella catarrhalis. A chlamydial infection or gonorrhea as well as genital herpes and candidiasis are said to be responsible for unpleasant genital diseases. In all of these cases, antibiotics, antiviral drugs or oral antimycotics are used to try to cope with the virus, bacterial or fungal attack.

In fact, it would be desirable to know bio-physical, mechanical or chemical-pharmaceutical barriers and treatment measures, such as infections, contagions and, above all, transmitted via the respiratory tract or otherwise through body contact Diseases can be reduced in their effects and damage. In other words, a suitable substitute for such, at least partially heavily criticized (alleged) protective measures such as face mask or abstinence should be made possible by more effective measures and devices.

In this context, it would be particularly beneficial to know a design for a device which, due to its design, is particularly easy to operate, ideally also by less experienced people.

Description of the invention

The object of the invention is achieved by an irradiation plug according to claim 1; a suitable method by which the irradiation plug can be adapted by a user as a mobile disinfection device can be found in claim 18. Advantageous further developments can be found in the dependent claims.

An irradiation plug is an object that is provided on the one hand to be inserted into a body opening of a person or into the body opening, such as, for. B. in the mouth (or mouth) of an animal to be inserted, it is desirable that the irradiation plug does not disappear entirely in the person or animal receiving the irradiation plug. Ideally, on the other hand, the irradiation plug-in piece is also designed so that it can be used as a mobile disinfection device for surfaces such as B. of seats in local and long-distance public transport, can be used.

For the part that is in the body opening, e.g. B. in a mouth, e.g. B. in a nostril (nares), z. B. in an auricle (Auricula auris), z. B. in an anus, e.g. B. in a vagina should disappear, the radiation plug has an insertion part. The radiation plug is specially shaped. This makes it possible for the insertion part to be able to produce an attachment, in particular a large-area attachment, in the body cavity, more precisely executed, on an inner wall of the body cavity, for. B. on the ear canal, e.g. B. on a tongue, e.g. B. on a palate or z. B. on the inside of a horse's nostrils. In addition, it is advantageous for some areas of application if the insertion part is designed in a further area of its body in such a way that a second accommodation of the insertion part, in particular one that is opposite to the first accommodation, can be realized, in particular through a different area of the insertion part. In other words, the insertion part should be between a first cell wall of the living being (z. B. a tongue) and a second cell wall of the Living being (e.g. palate), possibly behind other parts of the body such as teeth or an external sphincter muscle. It can also be said that the length and width of the insertion part are tailored to the body cavity into which the insertion part is to be or is to be inserted (e.g. a length in a range of 5 for insertion into an oral cavity cm up to 15 cm, e.g. for an insertion into a nose a maximum width of 1 cm and a length of less than 5 cm (nose of a European woman) or 6 cm (nose of a European man)).

As a counterweight to the insertion part, a storage box can contain an accumulator and / or other parts of the irradiation plug-in piece. The elongated insertion part experiences its moment compensation or its balancing by means of a more concentrated (in terms of weight) storage box (equipped with a higher density). Weight compensation by means of a compact storage case that compensates for the weight of the insertion part increases wearing comfort.

In addition to the insertion part, the irradiation plug-in piece has a contact surface, which can also be referred to as a shield. The contact surface extends in a different direction than the insertion part extends. The contact surface extends transversely to a longitudinal extension of the irradiation plug-in piece. It is advantageous if the contact surface for the covering, sealing or closing receptacle (or support) can rest against the edge of the body cavity (body cavity ring such as lips) (e.g. by means of a surface guide such as curved, curved and / or withdrawn).

In an advantageous embodiment, the contact surface is designed as a stop, brake or stop element, so that part of the irradiation plug remains outside the body cavity. If the contact surface shows a curvature or an arc (e.g. a circular arc section), a contact surface can particularly advantageously cover a curved edge or a curved edge of a body opening of a person, in particular over the entire surface, and at the same time cover the entry of foreign bodies and foreign particles, like viruses or bacteria, reduce or even prevent.

The irradiation plug as a whole or viewed more globally can have any shape, e.g. B. in sections oval or spherical. The irradiation plug-in piece, however, has an elongated extent overall. The elongated extension can be specified with a longitudinal extension. For this purpose, the contact surface is arranged at an (almost) 90-degree angle. In this case, the contact surface runs transversely to Longitudinal extension. The longitudinal extension is matched to a typical body cavity length (e.g. depth of the oral cavity, e.g. depth of the auditory canal, e.g. length of the nose).

The contact surface is to rest on a part of the body adjoining the body opening, e.g. B. to rest on the face, especially on the Cupid's bow (or the snout, e.g. of a dog), designed. If the irradiation plug-in piece is a mouth plug-in piece intended for a mouth, the contact surface in humans rests at least on the Cupid's bow. Typically, however, the contact surface is based on partial areas, e.g. B. in a mouth on both the upper lip and on the lower lip, rest. If the irradiation plug-in piece is to be used as an anal plug-in piece, the contact surface lies at least partially on the perineum, another part of the contact surface is intended for contact with the buttocks. As a result, the support or contact surface is distributed when the radiation plug is inserted in the body cavity.

The insertion part has a casing or a component which is designed to be translucent at least in one area. The translucent body or the translucent shell has a section through which light can pass. Of course, the entire body or the entire shell can be implemented as a translucent body. It is particularly advantageous if at least the front region of the rod-like irradiation plug-in piece is translucent, e.g. B. is made of a translucent silicone.

A light source is arranged in the interior of the irradiation plug. The light source is designed for the emission of light of certain wavelengths or for wavelength ranges. The effect can be increased if, in addition to the light, an emission of UV radiation and / or a laser beam is provided, e.g. B. by an arrangement of LEDs that can emit light, and the additional arrangement of at least one LED that can emit UV radiation or a laser beam. The light that can emerge from the light source in the insertion part is preferably a directed light that can preferably ensure illumination in the posterior body cavity area.

The light emitted by the light source is advantageously in a wavelength range in which disease-causing foreign bodies such as bacteria, viruses and / or fungi can be damaged, killed or at least reduced in their germ count (here the term "germs" in the medical sense is used as a generic term for viruses , Bacteria and fungi as well as for similar parasites, foreign bodies and harmful substances to living beings such as humans). Favorable wavelengths are e.g. B. in the blue light range (middle and upper 400 nm range), in the violet light range (lower 400 nm range) and / or in the ultraviolet light range (below 400 nm, in a range of up to 100 nm). This preferably excludes those wavelength ranges that result in undesirable radiation exposure for the body's own tissue, i.e. which are viewed as unfavorable, such as a wavelength of 248 nm nm could lead to cancer or uncontrolled cell division. Such wavelengths and wavelength ranges are ideally not generated in the radiation plug-in piece. In addition, the light source is operated below a maximum energy conversion in order to comply with the frequency-dependent luminance limit values.

With such a radiation plug, it is possible to measure the number of germs in a body cavity, such as, for. B. in an area of the mouth or in the throat area of a living being receiving the irradiation plug, e.g. B. a human to reduce. For this purpose, the irradiation plug is inserted into the body cavity of the living being. The irradiation plug is then switched on so that it can emit light, in particular via its translucent area of the insertion part.

In other words, the irradiation plug can be used as a germicidal tool, in particular in a body cavity of a user. Such a device can be referred to as a disinfection device. With such a device, however, germs on other surfaces, such. B. on seats in trams, trains and buses. It is therefore a mobile disinfection device that can disinfect the immediate area of the person (e.g. a passenger seat) when carried by a person (in the sense of a close-range disinfection device).

From a front region of the irradiation plug, d. H. the light can emerge from a region of the insertion part. It can also be said that a directed light emerges from a tip area of the insertion part. The light is ideally directed in such a way that it can penetrate even deeper into the oral cavity receiving the insertion part (“posterior illumination area”).

The light should shine on the rear area. When used in a mouth, the throat area, in particular an oral mucous membrane area and preferably a tongue area of the oral cavity, should be irradiated. It is particularly advantageous if the light is directed into the posterior area of the oral cavity. At a rectal application of a radiation plug provided for this purpose in the anus, light should also reach at least the rectum exit.

The irradiation plug is intended to be used in different ways. The previously presented radiation plug-in piece, the insertion part of which is ideally adapted to the application (e.g. with a bite area, e.g. with a pinching area, e.g. with a sphincter area, e.g. with a muscle adjustment area).

By turning on a light source, e.g. B. comprising a plurality of LEDs, inside the insertion part, which is located in a body cavity of a person, light can first of all be generated inside the body cavity of a person.

The light source creates a directional light that radiates from the insertion part and thus illuminates in a direction away from the insertion part. By subsequently using the reflection or the scattering of at least part of the light in the direction of the body orifice area, in particular on a cell wall in the posterior area of the person's body cavity, the light can shine on the edge or the delimitation of the body orifice of the person and thereby cause discoloration. A reflection of light can e.g. B. be done on teeth or tooth crowns. The light, which is preferably reflected light, emerges from the body cavity via the edges of the body opening. With the help of applied fluorescent skin creams, in connection with blue light or UV light, z. B. Generate light effects on the skin.

The irradiation plug is designed as a mobile disinfection device, in which germs in the body cavity, such. B. in a mouth, especially in the throat, of a living being, such as in the throat of a person, or as in a nose of a person, can be killed. The irradiation takes place down to a depth of the body cavity that is greater than an extension of the irradiation plug. If you work with a wavelength that can be reflected on body parts such as teeth, nose hair or labia, the effect of the emitted light can be increased.

Advantageous refinements and developments are set out below which, viewed individually, both individually and in combination, can likewise reveal inventive aspects.

The irradiation plug-in piece can be designed in the manner of a pacifier, in particular in the case in which it is to be used as a mouthpiece. One could therefore also say that the mouthpiece according to the invention is a pacifier-like device with lighting for the interior of the mouth.

In a further alternative embodiment, the irradiation plug-in piece is designed like a peg. The pacifier-like irradiation plug-in piece can also be designed like a pin. It can also be said that the irradiation plug has a rod-like or style-like part, which is intended as an insertion part.

The irradiation plug-in piece advantageously also has an energy source or is supplied by an energy source available to it. The irradiation plug is connected to an energy source in the operating state. An energy source can be part of the irradiation plug or at least be available for the irradiation plug.

The light source is ideally a low-voltage light source in order to e.g. B. to reduce the risk for a user of the radiation connector. The energy source is ideally designed for a low-voltage supply.

The light source can be created or manufactured from one or more LEDs. Several LEDs can together provide or form the light source. Red, green, blue LEDs (RGB LEDs) or red light LEDs, green light LEDs and / or blue light LEDs are suitable as LEDs. Dedicated blue light LEDs can also be part of the light source or form the light source. Other LEDs that are suitable to represent part of the light sources or to form the light source are UV light LEDs, e.g. B. UV light LEDs of a very specific UV light band such. B. UV-C. One or more additional LEDs can be laser LEDs.

In one embodiment, the energy source can emit current at a voltage level that corresponds to the supply voltage of the light sources, in particular the LEDs. If the energy source supplies a higher voltage, the voltage can be reduced to the supply voltage level of the light source with the help of an electronic circuit (buck converter, Zener diode circuit, chopper with transformer or similar circuits).

For the time control of the operation of the irradiation plug, an advantageously designed irradiation plug should include a time control. By the time control can the duration of the lighting can be limited in time. The light source can only emit a light during the lighting period. The irradiation plug is time-limited in its operation. This avoids excessive consumption of light.

It is advantageous if the duration of the emission of appropriate light is limited in time. A time control by which the duration of the illumination is limited contributes to the freedom from damage caused by the irradiation plug.

The irradiation plug should advantageously have a battery compartment. This battery compartment should, however, be arranged in a section of the irradiation plug that is not intended for inclusion in the body cavity, e.g. B. the mouth, is thought of a person. The battery compartment should remain outside of a human body. The area to be settled should be outside the human body. Ideally, either an accumulator or a battery can be installed in the battery compartment according to the user's taste, provided that both can supply the same low-voltage supply voltage.

The light source that should emit light should be in a wavelength range between 400 nm and 490 nm. A suitable wavelength is e.g. B. at about 405 nm. It has been shown that a wavelength around 453 nm can produce positive effects. A wavelength in the range around 470 nm can also have a positive effect.

A suitable wavelength range for UV light is a wavelength range that is in the region of 222 nm.

If the light from the light source is emitted in a directed manner through the insertion part, the effect of the irradiation plug can be increased, while at the same time the energy consumption can be kept low. The tip area of the insertion part is preferably designed to emit the light. In one embodiment, the tip area can be equipped with four LEDs. The four LEDs can cover the tip with two LEDs each arranged directly next to one another. The four LEDs can be arranged in two rows of two LEDs each. It is possible here that two of the four LEDs belong to one type of LEDs (e.g. blue light LEDs) and two belong to the other type of LEDs (e.g. red light LEDs or laser LEDs).

Is a part of the irradiation plug-like designed like a button, z. B. by a button-like body, which advantageously acts as a handle, the button-like body can be beyond the Be positioned contact surface. The button-like body can be designed as an electronics housing. The button-like body can be flat, as a result of which the extension beyond the body cavity is as short as possible. The contact surface separates the insertion part from the button-like body. The button-like body is designed as an outer housing because the body is intended to remain outside the human body while the insertion part is introduced into the body cavity. The button-like body can be designed as an electrical supply body, for. B. via electrical connections. The body is thus an electronics box, in particular with an accumulator and in this case can also be referred to as a battery box. Specially provided cables, but also connectors to which a mating connector can be connected with a corresponding cable, can be provided as electrical connections. As already mentioned, a battery compartment can also exist within the button-like body, in which a battery (or an accumulator) can be installed as an energy source for operating the light source.

It is advantageous if the irradiation plug-in piece or parts thereof, for. B. the insertion part is designed to be resilient. It is also advantageous if the irradiation plug is designed to be liquid-tight. The irradiation plug-in piece can, in particular due to suitable material choices, be designed to be both flexible and liquid-tight. In some configurations it may be sufficient if the radiation plug, in particular its insertion part, is only flexible. In other configurations, it may be sufficient if the irradiation plug-in piece, in particular its insertion part, is configured in a liquid-tight manner. Silicones or latex are suitable materials for creating the irradiation plug-in piece, in particular for its liquid-tight and / or flexible parts such as the insertion part. The irradiation plug, or at least its insertion part, can either be made from a plastic cover or from a latex cover.

Viewed from the outside, the irradiation plug-in piece can be designed like a larger body comprising two half-shells with a smaller body arranged behind it. The oval-shaped transverse body and the insertion part are ideally designed symmetrically. In the event that the irradiation plug is designed as a mouth plug, a long axis of the oval is preferably aligned along a bite plane. In the case of the design as a mouthpiece, it is possible to choose such spatial configurations that there is both a dentogingival and a lingual attachment of the oral cavity body in the mouth of the person using the mouthpiece. If the irradiation plug-in piece is implemented as an anal rod, a shape in a region of the insertion part for the attachment of the sphincter to the insertion part is particularly advantageous. In case of a Implementation of the irradiation plug-in piece as an ear plug-in piece, the insertion part is ideally adapted to the shape of an auditory canal and to the shape of the middle ear with a tympanic membrane. A body that is designed symmetrically with respect to its upper and lower shell facilitates suitable placement in a body cavity such as, for. B. in the mouth, like in the anus, like in the nose, like in the vagina or like in the ear. Such an object is also easier to manufacture.

If the radiation connector is designed to be flexible, it can be designed to be flexible so that it is adaptively shaped in a section of the body cavity, e.g. B. can rest on the roof of the mouth and / or the tongue of a mouth. A shape-adaptive surface follows the pressure conditions in the body cavity, e.g. B. a pressure from a tongue or a negative pressure from breathing processes. The shape-adaptive surface is useful for simulating the body cavity of a user. B. the rectal body shape can be reshaped in an anal rod, in particular the constriction by the external and possibly also by the internal sphincter.

The effect that germs are reduced by the irradiation plug can be increased in that the insertion part, for. B. the oral cavity body, is designed to be displaceable. In an advantageous embodiment, the insertion part can be moved spatially with respect to the contact surface or the support. The insertion part can, for. B. be designed to be extendable. If the insertion part can be extended, the light from the insertion part can reach the point to be irradiated as well as possible, such as, for. B. the pharynx of a person. It is well known that the various body cavities in different people are of different sizes. B. a much smaller oral cavity than adults. For this purpose, irradiation plug-in pieces of different sizes can be provided or a universal insertion part is provided in which the size of the insertion part, in particular its length, can be changed. The length of the insertion part can therefore be changed by a displaceable arrangement in or on the insertion part.

If the length of the radiation connector does not fit, e.g. B. because a body cavity, such as the anus or the mouth of a user of the irradiation plug, is shorter than the length of the insertion part, a second, more suitable irradiation plug can be transformed into a second, more suitable irradiation plug in just a few simple steps. For this purpose, the body of the oral cavity can be separated from the mouthpiece. A particularly simple method of separation is created in that the two most prominent or largest parts of the irradiation plug-in piece are bent out of the fastening lugs by the insertion part or its end are to be separated (so-called clip noses). The fastening lugs can be present in the edge region of a block-like connection body of the irradiation plug-in piece. One end of the insertion part can be designed as a flat plate. The flat plate forms one side of the rear body of the radiation socket. The plate is held in place by the fastening lugs.

Is the first irradiation plug so long that it is perceived as uncomfortable by a person, e.g. B. in the use as a mouthpiece causes a gagging stimulus in a person, so can by replacing the insertion part, for. B. the oral cavity body, with a short rod-like light or radiation donor, an insertion part can be created that better fits the anatomy of the body cavity, such. B. is adapted to the anatomy of the oral cavity of the user.

If the clip noses are oriented exactly opposite to one another, a block on the insertion part can be changed in its width or height by two movements, ideally movements to be carried out at the same time, so that it moves away from the body or the outer housing, the or the outside of the Mouth should remain, separates. Such movements can be provided as narrowing or compressing movements or as spreading movements.

The advantageous developments can also be presented as follows in the embodiment as a mouthpiece.

The oral cavity body advantageously has an elongated shape. In an advantageous further development, the body of the oral cavity is reminiscent of a pacifier. If the body of the oral cavity is made slimmer, it is more likely to be described by the term "rod-like". A peg shape is also a suitable shape for the oral cavity body. If the body of the oral cavity is not only straight, but also slightly curved or curved, the front part of the mouthpiece can follow the palate and / or the tongue, or, in more general terms, the mouth curve, caused by the palate and / or tongue. In such a configuration, one end of the oral cavity body can be lower than a central region of the oral cavity body. The other end of the oral cavity body can also be lower. Both ends of the oral cavity body can be located at approximately the same level. In a central region of the, in particular rod-like, oral cavity body this is, for. B. compared to the edge or end regions of the oral cavity body, raised. Are LED strips Used as light sources, the oral cavity body can be very narrow, e.g. B. less than 5 cm in width, designed. If stripes are used that are made up of LEDs with a width of 3 mm, the rod-like or cone-like body of the oral cavity can be so thin that it is just 5 mm. The narrower the body of the oral cavity, the less its hindering or influencing property falls into the weight.

In the event that the irradiation plug is designed for use as an anal rod or vagina rod, the insertion part is advantageously made wider, in particular in comparison with a mouth plug. The additional gain in space or the additional volume can be used by air ducts, via which air can be introduced or discharged into or out of the corresponding body cavity. With the help of an air supply (slight overpressure or slight negative pressure, e.g. in a range between 10 mbar and 50 mbar), the use of the anal or vaginal stick can be made more comfortable.

Ideally, the irradiation plug has its own energy source, e.g. B. integrated or built in. If it is an accumulator, the energy source must be recharged after a few hours of operation. An integrated, in particular standardized, connection is available for this purpose. For example, a USB connection such as a USB-C connection or a USB 3.0 connection, the socket for connecting a cable for power supply and for charging the integrated accumulator, can be incorporated into the rear part of the radiation connector. In the area that is not intended to be received in the body cavity (electronics box, outer housing, box-like body), a socket for connecting a cable can be provided.

A light source, which is located inside the insertion part, can be composed of a set of different types of LEDs. Several LEDs, in particular LEDs of the Stripe-LED type, can form a lighting group which, arranged adjacent to other LEDs, form a lighting group with the other LEDs, e.g. B. several blue light LEDs with one LASER LED and one UV LED. In this way, sets of LEDs can be put together which are composed of LEDs of at least two different types.

Several, in particular LEDs of the same type, e.g. B. blue light LEDs can be arranged on an LED carrier. If the LEDs are placed along the insertion part for different light emissions, e.g. B. by a company with different services or z. B. by placing the LEDs closer or further away, areas with brighter and areas with less brighter illumination are generated. Lighter and darker areas can be produced by means of preferably different light densities in different sections of the insertion part. It is thus possible to operate from one LED to another LED with supply currents that differ from one another. It is also possible to arrange LEDs more densely in a first area than in a second area. In the second area, the LEDs can be spaced further apart. The LEDs are placed closer together in a first area than in a second area. The second area has LEDs that are placed further apart than in the first area. LEDs can be placed with different densities along the insertion part. If a higher level of brightness is required in a throat area or in another posterior body cavity area, the LEDs that are to emit the light for that area can be supplied with a stronger supply current.

If the irradiation connector is equipped with a time control, the operating phases of the light source can be controlled. If a temperature sensor is integrated in the irradiation plug-in piece, in particular in the insertion part, an additional safety device is present. LEDs that are supposed to emit light or an electromagnetic wave can only emit if the time control allows it and the temperature sensor does not register an increased or impermissibly high temperature. With a time control for different light sources or different lighting fixtures, e.g. B. for an LED stripe with blue light LEDs and for a LASER LED, the stripe can be operated for a different duration than the LASER LED. Similar deviations can be set between blue light LEDs and UV (light) LEDs, e.g. B. the one UV LED or the multiple UV LEDs can only be operated for a shorter time than the blue light LEDs.

An LED that emits a wavefront or radiation beyond the visible wave spectrum is z. B. a UV light LED. A blue light LED can be operated longer than a UV light LED or another LED that emits a wave front beyond the visible wave spectrum if cell damage is to be prevented as much as possible.

By a temperature monitoring, z. B. by means of the temperature sensor described above, it can be ensured that only light or an electromagnetic wave is emitted by the irradiation connector when the irradiation connector, in particular its insertion part, below a temperature threshold, such as. B. 38 ° C.

If an accumulator or a battery is built into the irradiation connector, in particular soldered onto the control board (electronic control), this can be done Irradiation connector can also be operated without being connected to a mains supply. A mechanically firmly connected energy storage device such as an accumulator, e.g. B. by soldered soldering lugs of the accumulator, can contribute to a better equilibrium position, in particular of the insertion part, in the body cavity of the user. If the irradiation plug is a mouthpiece, a balanced mouthpiece can run centrally in the mouth. Pressure points, in particular through one end of the insertion part, e.g. B. on a tongue or on a roof of the mouth are less likely.

The part of the irradiation plug that is to remain outside the body cavity can be designed as a holding button, box-shaped handle or block-like body in order to form a counterweight to the insertion part and also to offer a point of attack through which the insertion part can be inserted as desired (from the outside) Body cavity can be moved.

The irradiation plug-in piece advantageously has a switch-on button on its side area. The power button can cooperate with a power button. The power button can z. B. be placed inside the body. The control of the irradiation plug-in piece can be designed in such a way that the switch-on button can only be actuated again at very specific times or after very specific periods of time or can make signals available again. The switch-on button can be a time-locking button. It is only available again after certain times. Only if a certain time, such as B. 30 minutes have expired or are over, a new switching pulse can be triggered.

The irradiation plug advantageously has an LED carrier in its interior. In such a case, the irradiation plug-in piece has an LED carrier on which LEDs are arranged. The LEDs do not all have to be aligned in the same way. The LEDs can point in different directions. So it is possible to provide two directions for the light, so to speak to have at least bidirectional illumination. Insertion parts which can cover more than two exposure directions, that is to say are equipped with tridirectional, tetradirectional or pentadirectionally illuminating insertion parts, are even more preferred.

The irradiation plug can be equipped with an insertion part that has a pinching area, such as a bite area, a sphincter area or a muscle adjustment area. This particular area where e.g. B. the rod can be tapered and / or curved or arched, is advantageously located closer to a body opening protection than to an (outer) end of the insertion part. This Area can be intended to keep the insertion part particularly light and comfortable in the body opening, e.g. B. by closing the mouth or by tensing the sphincter. The clamping area can be designed as a reinforcement and / or a constriction of the translucent shell.

The irradiation plug can be equipped with a set of insertion parts. A radiation plug can include a modular set with multiple introducers. In such a case it is possible to interchange the insert parts of the set. Such a set can in particular be put together in such a way that such a set includes at least one oral cavity insertion part, at least one anal insertion part and preferably at least one vaginal insertion part or at least one ear insertion part and / or at least one nasal insertion part. The first insertion part of the set can be distinguished in that it has a smaller insertion diameter than an insertion diameter of a second insertion part of the set.

The configurations of the irradiation plug-in piece described above can also be summarized as follows.

If the irradiation plug is to be used as a mouth plug, it can be designed in such a way that it is like a pacifier in the front of the mouth, e.g. B. on the tongue and roof of the mouth. The area of the mouth plug, more precisely the translucent body of the oral cavity, which is not intended for the abutment, is provided for the emission of light at least into a posterior area of the oral cavity from at least one light source which is arranged inside the body of the oral cavity.

According to an advantageous method, the irradiation plug-in piece can be produced or configured with such an insertion part that has a coordinated length for a very specific location or position in a body cavity of a user. The selected insertion part can be selected from a set of insertion parts (e.g. a first anal insertion part, a first vagina insertion part, a first oral insertion part, a second anal insertion part, a second vagina insertion part, a second oral insertion part etc.). The insertion part is to be connected to a control board in a block-like body of the radiation plug-in piece via a plug connector. By using such an irradiation plug, it is possible to determine the number of germs, especially in a rear body cavity area such. B. in a pharynx of a person, to reduce germicidal wavelengths by irradiation with light. So it is possible to have a portable disinfection device at hand that z. B. in buses and trains, so to speak, can be introduced in the sense of a pacifier, lollipop or suction device, especially with high fluctuation or tight crowds.

Further advantageous refinements are to be presented below.

The intended reduction in the number of germs can be further improved by introducing a light-activatable inhibitor, active ingredient booster, active booster or energy converter into the body cavity, e.g. B. via the irradiation plug or via a mouthwash. Are additives such as B. a reactant, additionally given into the body cavity, the effect of the irradiation plug can be improved. The reactant, the inhibitor, the active substance booster or the active booster can be matched to the wavelength of the light emitted by the irradiation connector or to the electromagnetic wave emitted by the irradiation connector. The light-activatable inhibitor can also be referred to as a light inhibitor for short. The light inhibitor ideally reacts to exactly the wavelength that is emitted by the irradiation plug. For example, the inhibitor can be an inhibitor that slows down metabolic activities. The inhibitor can also be an inhibitor that slows down or suppresses the multiplication of bacteria or viruses. The inhibitor can also be selected such that it comprises molecules or a mixture of molecules which suppress the penetration of viruses into cells. An example of an inhibitor is an enzyme. An enzyme that can be activated by blue light is e.g. B. a specially designed enzyme of the adenylate cyclase type (adenylyl cyclases). Another example of an inhibitor is an ion, such as a silver ion. By means of a suitable wavelength of light, an inhibitor can be released into the corresponding body cavity, e.g. B. in the oral cavity, e.g. B. in saliva, can be activated by z. B. a chemical bond to an inhibitor carrier is broken, in particular is broken photochemically. Another example is silver nitrate, which can be used to treat growths and ulcers in the throat and back of the mouth (or in the anus or in the vagina). Another way of activating an inhibitor is the photochemical cleavage of a molecular protective unit, e.g. B. a molecule. In addition, an inhibitor can be brought into an electronically excited state, which is an activation state, by absorbing electromagnetic energy. By specifying a light intensity and an irradiation duration, a provided amount of the reactive or catalytically active inhibitor can be precisely metered.

The irradiation plug preferably has a control unit through which a delivery a light dose, in particular a selectable light wavelength, e.g. B. sensory, controllable.

A mouthpiece, an anal plug, a vaginal plug, a nasal plug or an aural plug that doses the inhibitor, active ingredient enhancer, active enhancer or energy converter in the corresponding body cavity, such as in the oral cavity, such as in the anus, such as in the vagina, such as in the, is particularly advantageous Nose or like in the ear, z. B. via a wick or via a dosing cannula.

As I said, different wavelength ranges can be used to generate the light. A particularly preferred wavelength range is in a range between 400 nm and 480 nm, z. B. have shown particularly selected wavelengths such as 405 nm, 453 nm or 470 nm to be advantageous. In addition, it is advantageous if a UV light wavelength range can also be covered by the irradiation plug-in piece. Such an area can e.g. B. be a UV-C wavelength range, such as. B. between 100 nm and 280 nm. Here, a person skilled in the art understands that individual, narrower wavelength ranges can in turn be excluded from the broadly specified wavelength ranges in order to exclude in particular harmful effects for human organisms.

The path of light can be used to create a special visual effect, e.g. B. on special occasions such as Carnival or Mardi Gras or a celebration can cause a positive, but at least distinctive appearance.

Discoloration can be performed with the procedure. This discoloration can be selected as required, in particular only in special temporary phases, e.g. B. by switching it on and off in quick succession.

It can be particularly noticeable in certain circumstances when a blue light discoloration of a person's mouth or abdomen is caused. So z. B. the lips of a person are only temporarily visually discolored through the mouthpiece (of a short duration).

The shell of the oral cavity body, provided that the insertion part is to be used as an oral cavity body, can be flavored and / or flavored, for. B. a strawberry flavor, be refined. This increases acceptance. When the oral cavity body is no longer just tastes of silicone, but of a pleasant taste, such as whiskey or truffle, it increases the willingness to insert the mouthpiece into the mouth.

The oral cavity body can be equipped with a two-part tip so that one end of the oral cavity body can laterally pass through the uvula in the mouth. If a two-part tip is present, an LED carrier divided into two in the tip area is preferably also used, the first and second LED carrier tips of which are each equipped with at least one LED.

The mobile disinfection device is so small that it can easily be carried in a handbag. If a person wants to sit down on a seat in public transport, the person can disinfect the seat by illuminating it before using it. In this way, germs on surfaces can be killed. Germs can be killed for each individual seat. The device, which is mainly for use as z. B. mouth plug, nose plug or ear plug is intended, can also be used as a surface disinfection device. For example, the tip, which is usually aimed at a human throat, can be guided along the surface of a seat on a train, tram or bus.

It can also be said that the light source, which can be formed from a plurality of LEDs, advantageously radiates in a wavelength range with wavelengths that are higher than 390 nm (ie 400 nm, 450 nm, 500 nm or the like).

LED light in a wavelength range around 410 nm has proven to be particularly advantageous for reducing the number of germs. If the subsequent spectral range is examined for its effectiveness, the reduction in the number of germs by the light can be less efficient or decrease at longer wavelengths (than 410 nm) or at lower energies (than 24,390 cm ^{-1, ie wave numbers) of the light quanta.} At shorter wavelengths or at higher energies of the light quanta, the light irradiation on the body's own cells, in particular in the case of continuous irradiation without limitation of the dose, can at least lead to increased cell aging. The wavelength of 410 nm is preferably provided by suitable LEDs with a light intensity within the wavelength range of the half-width of the spectral light intensity distribution. The wavelength of 410 nm can be the spectral intensity maximum of an LED that is advantageous for the treatment. An intensity maximum of a light source such as an LED, which is advantageous for effective treatment with light, can also be at 400 nm or at 390 nm or in a wavelength range between 390 nm and 440 nm. A wavelength range that is particularly interesting for effective disinfection, in particular for a spectral intensity maximum of a suitable LED, extends from 290 nm to 390 nm (on a wavelength scale). With light from a spectral illuminant, such as one or more LEDs, as a light source, which is from an irradiation plug to z. B. is radiated into the pharynx of the oral cavity, among other things, numerous bacteria in the body cavity (z. B. in the oral cavity) and on the mucous membranes can be eliminated, especially when the light as blue light has a wavelength range of 400 nm to 460 nm, such as 440 nm to 460 nm, e.g. B. with an intensity maximum at 455 nm and / or an intensity maximum at 410 nm. A light source that has an advantageous broadband spectral illuminant can be handled with a relatively simple safety precaution, such as a pressure and / or temperature-sensory safety circuit, if the broadband spectral illuminant generates light in the range of UV-B light and / or UV-A light and / or blue light in the mouthpiece.

The wavelength range of the light can be determined with known measuring technology, such as a grating spectrometer. With the help of a radiation measuring device, such as a power or energy meter, it can be ensured that a light intensity radiated into the oral cavity, in other words, the energy or power density of the optical radiation hitting the oral mucosa is harmless to the person to be treated and / or the animal is.

The LEDs can be designed to emit light in an irradiation dose of 430 J * cm ^-2 . Even better or faster effects are achieved if the light is radiated into the irradiated area ^{with an irradiation dose of 1,300 J * cm -2.}

A half width of a suitable LED can be up to 200 nm. LEDs with a half width of 5 nm to 50 nm are particularly advantageous. With a smaller half width of the spectral intensities of an LED, e.g. B. between 2.5 nm and 25 nm, the electrical energy used can be converted from an energy storage device into therapeutically effective light in a particularly energy-efficient manner. The limited half-width of the light source makes it possible to distinguish a blue light LED from LEDs for other light colors, such as a green light LED. The half-width of blue light laser LEDs, which are sometimes preferred for treatment or disinfection, is particularly narrow. Such LEDs can be referred to as blue light (laser) LEDs, even if a further part of their spectral range, in particular beyond the half-width, lies outside the blue light range. The half width includes the wavelength range in which the spectral light intensity starting from a spectral maximum decreases by less than half (up to an intensity with a factor of 0.5 of the spectral maximum).

A battery that is mechanically firmly connected to the control board (electronic control) via soldered soldering lugs is particularly advantageous, because this enables the battery or the electronic components to be encapsulated permanently in the irradiation connector. The energy store can contribute to a better equilibrium position of the irradiation plug in the user's mouth.

If the irradiation plug is equipped with an electromagnetic receiving unit which enables the energy store of the irradiation plug to be charged by induction, the entire irradiation plug, or at least all electronic components of the irradiation plug, can be enclosed by the casing. The electrical charging of the energy store can, for. B. be done on a holder equipped with an electromagnetic transmitting station for the irradiation plug. Such irradiation plug-in pieces are particularly easy to sterilize.

The button-like body can have an extension, such as a holding button, in particular for receiving button-like battery cells. In other words, the holding button can protrude from the body like a cylinder. The extension is designed as a handle. If there are two opposing finger grip depressions on the button-like extension, in particular on its surface, the irradiation plug-in piece can be held particularly well between the thumb and forefinger. An extension is better suited for carrying a radiation plug than a foldable ring.

A handle of the irradiation plug is therefore, preferably in an axial extension along an axis of the insertion part or the insertion part, for. B. in a mirrored with respect to a support direction, which points away from the insertion part, on the radiation plug. By arranging the handle on the irradiation plug at a distance from the insertion part, contamination of the insertion part through fingerprints can be largely excluded. A person who handles the irradiation plug does not come into contact with the body fluids of the person being treated or the animal being treated if the handle is handled correctly and safely.

The insertion part, which can be formed by the body of the oral cavity, is outwardly made of a health-compatible material, such as saliva, food and drink compatible material, e.g. B. a plastic, limited. The (at least partially) translucent body forms the outer shell of the insertion part, which z. B. can be positioned in the mouth. In other words, the translucent area of the mouthpiece is biocompatible for the organism, such as for the human organism for which the mouthpiece is intended. The insertion part can, however, also have a smaller longitudinal extension than the oral cavity body if additional fastening or holding parts, such as a support or a contact surface, are provided on the oral cavity body.

The front area terminating a length of the envelope or an area terminating the envelope can also be referred to as the envelope cap. The sheath as part of the insertion part encloses the components arranged in the interior of the insertion part. Electronic or electro-optical components, power lines for electrical current and / or heat dissipating parts and preferably a carrier for the individual components, which can be potted together, can be located in the interior. Due to its material properties, the shell forms a liquid-tight seal for the components arranged in its interior, e.g. B. a closure opposite the oral cavity, which extends to a housing. The body forming the shell can be made of a plastic, e.g. B. made of a silicone.

The irradiation plug, or at least its insertion part, can either comprise a plastic sheath or a latex sheath. Natural rubber latex advantageously offers sufficient strength for an insertion part. An example of a suitable synthetic latex is polyisoprene latex, which in particular does not contain any allergenic proteins. Depending on the manufacturing process, different catalysts can be used in the production of polyisoprene latex, which sometimes have a beneficial effect on the properties of the synthetic latex, such as its tear resistance. Examples of such latex variants are titanium-polyisoprene-latex, lithium-polyisoprene-latex and neodyn-polyisoprene-latex. A cover that is pliable and soft promotes wearability. The plastic cover should advantageously be made of a plastic, so that the plastic cover is perceived as a soft, resilient and flexible cover, in particular with a closing force that is usually exerted by incisors or a sphincter.

Further materials which are suitable for the production of at least components of the irradiation plug-in piece or the insertion part are polypropylene, ethene-vinyl acetate, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and thermoplastic elastomers or rubbers. In addition, polyethylene, in particular as so-called "low-density polyethylene" and polyethylene terephthalate, especially in the non-crystalline or amorphous variant, are used as advantageous transparent materials. At least individual components of the mouthpiece, such as the housing, LED carrier or casing of the body of the oral cavity, can be made of a plastic such as polyurethane. Further advantageous transparent materials are polycarbonate and polyamide. Advantageously, however, only those materials are used that do not develop any hormone-like effects. The release of hormone-like active substances into the saliva can, if necessary, be largely prevented by a coating with an inert, transparent material such as a latex. Transparent materials, which form at least components of a mouthpiece, can contain a light-absorbing or light-blocking substance, such as a titanium oxide or a graphite or a dye, as an admixture in a segment (or a component), e.g. B. in the area of the support of the mouthpiece, the earpiece or the nose plug, so that no UV light can escape to the lips or the environment. A material of suitable elasticity can, for example, be specified or selected using Shore test methods, such as a Shore A test method. Advantageous elastic materials for a mouthpiece have a hardness in a range from 10 Shore to 70 Shore, preferably from 20 Shore to 50 Shore. This is a good compromise between elasticity and durability.

It is also possible to produce a translucent or transparent body as a multilayer system by z. B. the mouthpiece is created by dipping a transparent base body in a latex, such as in a synthetic latex and / or in a polymer solution.

Depending on how it is viewed, the insertion part can also be referred to as a stem or rod of the irradiation plug, on which, if the irradiation plug is a mouth plug, the mouth plug can be held in the mouth freehand. Common shapes for an insertion part are named with the properties pacifier-like, rod-like or peg-like. The insertion part can, for. B. extends along the length of the insertion part with respect to a vertical plane mirror-symmetrically, with respect to a horizontal plane mirror-symmetrically, with respect to a central axis rotationally symmetrical straight or also be curved rotationally symmetrical with respect to a central axis. Many people associate both the term “stem” and the term “stick” with an elongated, narrow, and often also thin, object. Consequently, the term "stem" can also be used as a synonym for "stick" in many cases.

Preferably there is at least one LED (or there are two, three or four LEDs) on an LED carrier tip, which belongs to the tip region of the irradiation plug or of the insertion part. An area size of the LED carrier tip can be larger than a cross-sectional area of the LED carrier, in particular in the vicinity of the contact surface, so that several LEDs can be attached to the tip. LEDs for different wavelength ranges, in particular with different emission orientations, are preferably attached to the LED carrier tip. In other words, a rounding or an angle of the LED carrier tip can be used to predetermine at least one, preferably (two or more) emission orientation (s) of the tip LEDs attached to the LED carrier.

The switch-on button can preferably be actuated from a location which is still located outside the body cavity (e.g. the oral cavity). That is to say, the switch-on button should be arranged at a point on the irradiation plug-in so that the switch-on button remains accessible even though the irradiation plug is inserted in the body cavity (e.g. in the mouth) of a person. In the event that the irradiation plug is a mouth plug, it has a part that is not intended to be received in a mouth. For example, it is advantageous if there is a handle-like body (handle, button, handling block or the like) that is so large that it cannot be received in a (normally dimensioned) mouth. The power button can then also be present on this handle-like body.

A block-like handle can e.g. B. in the case that the irradiation plug is designed as a mouth plug, a preferably cuboid body connected to the support of the oral cavity body, which has at least a length, such as a length in a vertical direction and / or a length in a horizontal direction, between 5 mm and 50 mm. When speaking of a block-like body, this differs from a box-like body in that it cannot be folded. A box-like body can advantageously be opened in order to be able to remove the energy store, that is to say at least one battery or at least one accumulator, from the battery compartment or to be able to insert it into the battery compartment. The block-like body is advantageously hermetically sealed. The block-like body can not be opened (e.g. because it is a welded plastic box) or only with the help of a tool (safety function), if necessary to replace electronic circuit boards or energy storage devices.

If the cover is a silicone cover for a first mouthpiece, the silicone cover in the area of the oral cavity body has an external width of 16 mm, an external length of 84 mm and an external height of approx. 12 mm. Close to the support surface of the silicone cover, the silicone cover for accommodating the LED carrier in its interior has an inner width of about 30 mm. This inner width is used to accommodate a connector of the LED carrier. In addition, the envelope has an inner width into which the LED carrier fits due to its width. An inner height of the shell is about 9 mm. In the area of the contact surface, the silicone cover has an external width of 74 mm and an external height of 37 mm. An angle of inclination at an end slope of the LED carrier tip, coming from an upper side of the LED carrier, is approximately 315 ± 5 °. The tip of the silicone sleeve has a correspondingly angled surface. Blue light from the LED pairs can reach the posterior area of an oral cavity of a user through this angled surface area of the silicone sleeve and through adjacent surface areas of the silicone sleeve. The LED carrier has a length of 70 mm and a width of 12 mm from its tip to its connector. A maximum height of the LED carrier is 6 mm to 7 mm at each end and about 2 mm in the middle. The LED carrier is arched or curved like an arch. The stretched, flexible silicone cover follows the course of the arch. The tongue of a user of the mouthpiece can be accommodated under the arch. The mouthpiece can be clamped on the body of the oral cavity like on a handle to hold it between the tongue and the roof of the mouth or between the incisors. In other words, the oral cavity body has an upper stem arch or upper bar arch and a lower stem arch or bar arch, which is predetermined in particular by the curvature of the LED carrier. The LEDs are integrated together with a power supply circuit in a strip attached to the LED carrier. A width of the body in the area of the contact surface is 69 mm and its height in the area of the contact surface is approximately 33 mm. The block-like body adjoining the collar-like area of the contact surface has a height of approximately 21 mm and a width of approximately 63 mm and a maximum length of approximately 40 mm. An LED operating status indicator is integrated halfway across the body and is located behind a blue light filter cover. The weight of the mouthpiece is approximately 70 g (grams). The accuracy of the length information is ± 1 mm and the accuracy of the weight information is ± 1 g.

The combinations and exemplary embodiments presented above can also be viewed in numerous other connections and combinations.

In addition to the variants and embodiments presented above, it is also conceivable that the irradiation plug contains a combination of different light sources, e.g. B. a UV light source in addition to a blue light light source. If the control of the irradiation plug-in piece is designed a little more ingeniously, you can choose between operating the UV light source and the blue light source can be switched back and forth with a time pattern. It is particularly advantageous here if the phases of one light irradiation and the phases of the other light irradiation are not operated for the same length, but rather in different percentages depending on the goal to be achieved.

In addition, it is possible to have a light ring on the stop or on the system, which optically indicates operation of the irradiation plug-in piece, in particular lights up when at least one LED of the insertion part is lit or operated.

Surprisingly, it has been shown that people infected with the corona virus who have a sore throat and other symptoms typical of corona can be cured by a few treatments or self-treatments with a previously described radiation plug in the shape of a mouth plug. In one case, for example, it was shown that a person who showed symptoms of the disease and had to show a positive corona test, after only a single-digit number of treatments, e.g. B. after five treatments, was healed. A second corona test after just five days was negative. After the first positive corona test and up to the second corona test, the person had inserted a mouthpiece into their mouth once a day for a total of five days and operated the mouthpiece for about 15 minutes or let it glow blue.

An autonomously supplied, d. H. A mouthpiece equipped with a storage device for electrical energy can also be carried as a mobile device by people in public buildings and means of transport. Should a person discover that they had to expose themselves to an increased risk situation, e.g. B. due to undershot minimum distances or z. B. due to undesirable events (such as coughing, such as spitting, such as breathing on by a third party), she can immediately take countermeasures by putting the radiation plug in her mouth and holding it for a certain period, e.g. B. switches on for 10 minutes or 15 minutes in order to kill in particular entered or entering germs by light or other suitable wavelengths.

Another person with whom a first prototype of an anal rod was tested reported that he had irritable bowel syndrome. This person used an anal stick once a day for several days and felt significantly better after a relatively short period of use.

The irradiation plug according to the invention can be used as a means of increasing well-being, even by inexperienced users.

Brief description of the figure

Figur 1

zeigt eine erste Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Bestrahlungssteckstücks, das als Mundsteckstück verwendbar ist,

Figur 2

zeigt in einer perspektivischen Ansicht eine zweite Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Bestrahlungssteckstücks, das ebenfalls als Mundsteckstück verwendbar ist,

Figur 3

zeigt eine erste Seitenansicht der Ausführungsform nach Figur 2,

Figur 4

zeigt eine zweite Seitenansicht der Ausführungsform nach Figur 2,

Figur 5

zeigt eine Ansicht mit Blickrichtung auf einen Kastenkörper gem. der Ausführungsform nach Figur 2,

Figur 6

zeigt eine Explosionsdarstellung einer dritten Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Bestrahlungssteckstücks, das als Mundsteckstück einsetzbar ist,

Figur 7

zeigt in perspektivischer Darstellung eine Variante eines LED-Trägers ohne Mundschutz mit weiteren Bauteilen eines Mundsteckstücks gem. der Ausführungsform nach Figur 6,

Figur 8

zeigt das Innere des Gehäuses mit dem Batteriefach gem. der Ausführungsform nach Figur 6,

Figur 9

zeigt in einer Schnittansicht einen Schnitt durch das Mundsteckstück gem. der Ausführungsform nach Figur 6,

Figur 10

zeigt, wie eine vierte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Bestrahlungssteckstücks, insbesondere in Gestalt als Mundsteckstück, in einen Mundraum einer Person eingesetzt werden kann,

Figur 11

zeigt eine fünfte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Bestrahlungssteckstücks,

Figur 12

zeigt eine sechste Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Bestrahlungssteckstücks,

Figur 13

zeigt eine siebte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Bestrahlungssteckstücks,

Figur 14

zeigt einen LED-Streifen auf einer Platine, die mit dem LED-Träger nach Figur 13 zu einem Bestrahlungssteckstück zusammenfügbar ist,

Figur 15

zeigt eine achte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Bestrahlungssteckstücks,

Figur 16

zeigt eine neunte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Bestrahlungssteckstücks,

Figur 17

zeigt eine zehnte Ausführungsform eines Bestrahlungssteckstücks, das aufgrund einer ersten Hülle zu einem mit einem Vaginaleinführteil und aufgrund einer zweiten Hülle zu einem mit einem Analeinführteil gestaltbar ist,

Figur 18

zeigt eine elfte Ausführungsform eines Bestrahlungssteckstücks, das aufgrund eines Satzes Hüllen zu einem mit einem Analeinführteil und wahlweise zu einem mit einem Vaginaleinführteil gestaltbar ist,

Figur 19

zeigt die elfte Ausführungsform in Gestalt als Analbestrahlungssteckstück,

Figur 20

zeigt eine zwölfte Ausführungsform in Gestalt als Vaginalbestrahlungssteckstück,

Figur 21

zeigt die zwölfte Ausführungsform in einer Einzelteilansicht bzw. Explosionsansicht,

Figur 22

zeigt eine dreizehnte Ausführungsform eines Bestrahlungssteckstücks in Gestalt eines ersten Gehörgangbestrahlungssteckstücks,

Figur 23

zeigt eine vierzehnte Ausführungsform eines Bestrahlungssteckstücks in Gestalt eines zweiten Gehörgangbestrahlungssteckstücks und

Figur 24

zeigt eine fünfzehnte Ausführungsform eines Bestrahlungssteckstücks in Gestalt eines Nasenloch-, genauer eines Nasenlöcherbestrahlungssteckstücks.

The present invention can be understood even better if reference is made to the accompanying figures, which exemplify particularly advantageous configuration options without restricting the present invention to them. In other words,

Figure 1

shows a first embodiment of an irradiation plug according to the invention, which can be used as a mouth plug,

Figure 2

shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of an irradiation plug according to the invention, which can also be used as a mouth plug,

Figure 3

FIG. 13 shows a first side view of the embodiment according to FIG Figure 2 ,

Figure 4

FIG. 13 shows a second side view of the embodiment according to FIG Figure 2 ,

Figure 5

shows a view looking towards a box body according to the embodiment according to FIG Figure 2 ,

Figure 6

shows an exploded view of a third embodiment of an irradiation plug according to the invention, which can be used as a mouth plug,

Figure 7

shows a perspective view of a variant of an LED carrier without a face mask with further components of a mouthpiece according to the embodiment according to FIG Figure 6 ,

Figure 8

shows the interior of the housing with the battery compartment according to the embodiment according to FIG Figure 6 ,

Figure 9

shows in a sectional view a section through the mouthpiece according to the embodiment according to FIG Figure 6 ,

Figure 10

shows how a fourth embodiment of a radiation plug according to the invention, in particular in the form of a mouth plug, can be inserted into a person's mouth,

Figure 11

shows a fifth embodiment of a radiation plug according to the invention,

Figure 12

shows a sixth embodiment of a radiation plug according to the invention,

Figure 13

shows a seventh embodiment of a radiation plug according to the invention,

Figure 14

shows an LED strip on a circuit board that is following with the LED carrier Figure 13 can be joined together to form an irradiation plug,

Figure 15

shows an eighth embodiment of a radiation plug according to the invention,

Figure 16

shows a ninth embodiment of a radiation plug according to the invention,

Figure 17

shows a tenth embodiment of a radiation plug-in piece that can be configured to have a vaginal insertion part due to a first sheath and to form one with an anal insertion part due to a second sheath,

Figure 18

shows an eleventh embodiment of a radiation plug-in piece which, based on a set of sleeves, can be configured into one with an anal insertion part and optionally with one with a vaginal insertion part,

Figure 19

shows the eleventh embodiment in the form of an anal irradiation plug-in piece,

Figure 20

shows a twelfth embodiment in the form of a vaginal irradiation plug,

Figure 21

shows the twelfth embodiment in a detail view or exploded view,

Figure 22

shows a thirteenth embodiment of a radiation plug in the form of a first auditory canal irradiation plug,

Figure 23

shows a fourteenth embodiment of a radiation plug in the form of a second auditory canal irradiation plug and

Figure 24

shows a fifteenth embodiment of a radiation plug in the form of a nostril, more precisely a nostril irradiation plug.

Figure description

An irradiation plug in the form of a mouth plug 1 can be designed such that it is like a pacifier in the front of the mouth, e.g. B. on the tongue 25 and the roof of the mouth 26 may rest. The area of the mouthpiece 1, more precisely of the oral cavity body 2, which is not intended for the system, is provided for the emission of light 15 from a light source 6 which is arranged in the oral cavity body 2. With such a mouthpiece 1 it is possible to reduce the number of germs, in particular in the throat area of a person, by means of light irradiation.

Tests showed that the number of germs was reduced after an irradiation time of 15 minutes. Numerous studies have shown that the risk of infection and the course of infection often correspond to a virus load or virus density, so that even shorter application times can produce positive effects. Significant germ count reductions were after such times as z. B. 15 minutes can be determined (the tests also showed that the cumulative amount of light energy also has an influence on the duration).

In Figure 1 an embodiment of a mouthpiece 1 according to the invention is shown roughly schematically. It consists of a button-like body 11, which serves as a handle, a contact surface 4, which can also be referred to as a shield, and an oral cavity body 2. The button-like body 11 has the function of a storage box. The button-like body 11 also fulfills the function of a handle. Inside the storage box (body 11) are further components of the mouthpiece 1.

In the button-like body 11, an energy source 7, for. B. a battery or an accumulator, and a time control 9 housed. An electrical connector 12 is also provided to connect e.g. B. to charge an inserted battery without having to remove it.

An LED 8 is provided as a light source 6 in the body of the oral cavity 2. There can also be several LEDs or other lamps. The light source 6 and the energy source 7 are connected to one another via cables 16.

In the front area, i. H. In the area of the tip of the oral cavity body 2, a light output area 10 is provided. This area of the oral cavity body 2 is translucent so that the light 15 emitted by the light source 6 can exit. If only the front area is translucent, this has the advantage that the area of the oral cavity facing the throat can be irradiated in a targeted manner, whereas the area of the oral cavity 20 that lies behind the teeth remains unirradiated. In the state inserted into the mouth, the oral cavity body 2 rests on the tongue 25 and on the palate 26 and irradiates the pharynx (not shown).

In the embodiment shown, the oral cavity body 2 is rod-shaped and rotationally symmetrical in cross section. It consists of two half-shells, the first half-shell 13 and the second half-shell 14. However, the oral cavity body 2 can also be designed asymmetrically, as is known, for example, from commercially available baby pacifiers. In all cases, at least the front area, i. H. the area which is furthest away from the support 5 of the mouthpiece 1 is translucent.

the end Figure 1 shows how the mouthpiece 1 is inserted in the mouth. With the help of the button-like body 11, the oral cavity body 2 is inserted into the mouth. The contact surface 4, the shield, serves as a stop. The contact surface 4 extends approximately at right angles to the longitudinal extension 3 of the mouthpiece 1. Correspondingly, the Support 5 in the inserted state on the lips 23, 24. The oral cavity body 2 is passed between the teeth 21, 22 and protrudes into the oral cavity 20.

The one in the Figure 1 The design option shown can also be combined with other aspects of the general description in any form.

The figures Figure 2 to Figure 5 show different views of a further exemplary embodiment of a radiation plug-in piece that can be used as a mouth plug-in piece 201.

This in Figure 2 The mouth plug 201 shown is composed of an oral cavity body 202 and a box-like body 260. Between the oral cavity body 202 and the box-like body 260 there is a mouthguard 268 which has a contact surface 204 curved in the manner of a cylinder jacket. The contact surface 204 faces the oral cavity body 202 in a concave manner. The contact surface 204 has a covering effect and arches transversely to the oral cavity body 202. The contact surface 204 forms a support 205 for a facial area of a user of the mouthpiece 201. A lip reference point 269 serves as a reference point for a depth of penetration of the oral cavity body 202 into an oral cavity (for details on the penetration depth cf. the oral cavity 20 in Figure 1 or the oral cavity 20 ^I in Figure 10 ). The lip reference point 269 and an expansion trough 273 coincide locally. Removal or removal of the mouthguard 268 from the box-like body 260 is facilitated by the expansion trough 273. The mouth guard 268 is firmly connected to the oral cavity body 202. The box-like body 260 has a surface that can be used as a handle 264 and that protrudes from the housing 262. Advantageously, the handle 264 is transparent and allows light to escape as a way of indicating the status, so that it can also be seen outside the mouth (e.g. by the user of the mouthpiece 201 looking down) whether the mouthpiece 201 is working properly. The housing 262 is used, among other things, to accommodate an accumulator and a control board in its interior (cf. also the variant according to FIG Figure 6 ). The housing 262 is designed so large that it can serve as a handle 264 and at the same time offers enough space for the electrical and electronic components for controlling the translucent body 276. The oral cavity body 202 is closed off by a first half shell 213 and by a second half shell 214 - viewed from the outside - which together represent a plastic cover 282 of the oral cavity body 202. The first or upper half-shell 213 is firmly connected to the second or lower half-shell 214. The oral cavity body 202 extends in the form of an arched stem 278. The arched stem 278 is a translucent body 276 which has a light emitting area 210. The light-emitting area 210 extends - in the variant embodiment Figure 2 - Over the entire length of the oral cavity body 202. The light-emitting region 210 has an extension region 286, which is available in order to be able to pull the arched stem 278 apart over a predetermined distance in the extension region 286 (in the sense of an extendable stem 278). The length of the light-emitting area 210 can thus be adjusted. The two half-shells 213, 214 are a continuation of the tooth support surfaces 284, 284 ^I , which can also be referred to as incisor bite surfaces. A lip connection body 280 adjoins the tooth support surfaces 284, 284 ^I in a direction towards the contact surface 204. The lip connector body 280 has a mouth opening profile. The lip connector body 280 facilitates the sealing of a mouth opening directly on the contact surface 204 in order, for. B. Withhold saliva. The lip connection body 280 rises from the contact surface 204 and is firmly connected to the contact surface 204 and to the upper tooth support surface 284 and the lower tooth support surface 284 ^I.

Figure 3 puts that in Figure 2 represents the mouthpiece 201 shown in a first side view. The arcuate handle 278 has a longitudinal extension 203. To adapt to anatomical conditions (see the anatomical conditions outlined in Figure 10 are shown) the arcuate stem 278 is formed by a plurality of arcuate courses that have radii of curvature that differ from one another. The stem 278 is composed of a large number of merging arcs or curvatures. A first stem arch 290 is a palatal stem attachment arch. The first stem arch 290 serves to receive the upper incisors of a mouth (not shown) surrounding the mouthpiece 201. The first stem arch 290 merges into a second stem arch 291, which is designed as a handle center arch on the palate side. The second stem arch 291 follows the hard palate. The second stem bow 291 merges into a third stem bow 292, which is designed as a palate stem end bow. The third stem arch 292 follows the soft palate of a mouth. A fourth stem arch 295 lies opposite the first stem arch 290 and can also be referred to as a tongue-side stem attachment arch. The fourth pedicle arch 295 is used to plant the lower incisors of a mouth, not shown. A fifth stem arch 296 adjoins the fourth stem arch 295 and forms a tongue-side stem center arch. The fifth stem arch 296 is used to rest against the anterodorsal area of the back of the tongue. The fifth stem bow 296 merges into a sixth stem bow 297, which can also be referred to as the tongue-side stem end bow. The sixth pedicle arch 297 is used to rest against the posterodorsal area of the back of the tongue. The palate-side stem end curve 292 and the tongue-side stem end curve 297 are via a seventh stem arch 299 connected to one another, which forms the end of the oral cavity body 202 on the oral cavity side. The longitudinal extension 203 of the oral cavity body 202 goes up to the seventh stem arch 299. The longitudinal extension 203 is continued by a longitudinal extension 266 of the box-shaped body 260, which can also be referred to as the external longitudinal extension 266.

As in Figure 3 As can be seen, the longitudinal extensions 203, 266, i.e. the longitudinal extension 203 of the oral cavity body 202 and the longitudinal extension 266 of the box-shaped body 260, together result in a total length of the mouth plug 201. The box-shaped body 260 is inserted into the mouthguard 268. On the side of the housing 262 of the box-shaped body 260 there is a switch-on button 301 which can be actuated against a resetting button spring 303. The switch-on button 301 and the button spring 303 are parts of the housing 262. The switch-on button 301 and the button spring 303 are molded out of the housing 262 in one piece.

Figure 4 FIG. 11 shows one side of the mouthpiece 201 similar to that of FIG Figure 3 opposite side shown. The box-like body 260 forms a continuation of the arc-shaped stem 278. A USB socket 305 is provided on the box-shaped body 260. The USB socket 305 serves as an electrical connection 212 for supplying the mouthpiece with energy or with electrical current. The arcuate stem 278 is shielded from the electrical connection 212 by the mouthguard 268. The USB socket 306 is designed for a low voltage and a low current, so that even if the socket 305 touches lips (not shown), no noticeable electric shocks can occur.

In Figure 5 a schematically illustrated top view of the box-shaped body 260 of the mouthpiece 201 is shown. The mouthguard 268 is plugged with a connecting lip 271 onto a connecting edge 263 of the box-shaped body 260 and is held in position by a tilting nose 334 that is incorporated into the mouthguard 268. On the narrow sides of the box-like body 260, on opposite sides, on the one hand the USB socket 305 and on the other hand the power button 301. The handle 264 is arranged on the box-shaped body 260 in the middle between the USB socket 305 and the power button 301 , which has a surface grip structure (not shown) for better handling, the surface grip structure being implemented by roughening. In the immediate vicinity of the connecting edge 263 or the tilting nose 334, there are ventilation openings in the mouthguard 268, such as the Ventilation opening 275, incorporated, which are equipped with a germ filter (not visible from the outside). The ventilation openings 275 make it easier for a person wearing the mouthpiece 201 to breathe through the mouth, although the mouth is closed to the outside world by the mouthguard 268. The mouthguard 268 has a width 270 that is greater than its height 272. The box-like body 260 has a width 274 that is smaller than the width 270 of the mouthguard 268 To position a person's face and can still be worn comfortably.

In the figures Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 and Figure 9 Different views of a further embodiment of a radiation plug-in piece, which can also be used as a mouth plug-in piece 401, or individual parts of this mouth plug-in piece 401 such as a housing 462 are shown.

In the Figure 6 Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the mouthpiece 401. As a result, many parts arranged in the interior 540, such as the LEDs 571, 572, 572, 577, 578, 579, can be seen, which are in an assembled state of the mouthpiece 401 (see the cross-sectional illustration according to FIG Figure 9 ) are enclosed by housing 462 and oral cavity body 402. The housing 462 is designed as a block-like body 458 which has a switch-on button 501 and a handle 464. The handle 464 can be pushed or clipped onto the housing 462, flush with the latter, an operating status display 593 formed by the handle 464 and thus present on the housing 462 being covered in this way. A light, in particular colored light, of the operating status display 593 is emitted to the outside via a reflector surface 465 on the handle 464 or its effect is enhanced. This reflector surface acting as a mirror surface can, in an alternative embodiment variant (not shown in the figure), also be designed as a, preferably whitish, light-scattering surface. The block-like body 458 thus also serves as a storage box in which the switch-on button 501 is arranged.

Inside the in Figure 6 The block-like body 458 shown (or storage box) is a battery compartment 510 into which a commercially available accumulator 407 fits (for example of the type “18650” or of the “32650” or of the “32700” type). The accumulator 407 is electrically connected to a control board 520, which also belongs in the battery compartment 510 (and thus in the storage case). On the side of the control board 520 is a switch 504, more precisely a microswitch, which can be actuated by the switch-on button 501. An offset between the switch-on button 501 and switch 504 can also be compensated for by means of a lever (not shown).

The control board 520 has two operating status LEDs, such as the operating status LED 589. After the on-button 501 has been actuated when the mouthpiece 401 is ready for operation, the operating status LED 589 emits light into a light channel 591 of the battery compartment 510 past the accumulator 407 radiated onto the translucent window 593 of the operating status display. Light emerges through the window 593 when the operating state is assumed and is immediately recognized by a neighboring person or seen by the person wearing the mouthpiece 401 via the reflector surface 465.

As further in Figure 6 As can be seen, the light source 406 can be electrically connected to the control board 520 via a plug connector 558. The connector 558 enables the mouthpiece 401 to be disassembled into two parts, a first part of which is the block-like body 458 and a second part of which is the oral cavity body 402. The connection is held together by tilting noses, such as the tilting nose 534. The oral cavity body 402 can be removed from the block-like body 458 and replaced by another oral cavity body, e.g. B. by an oral cavity body with a greater length or by an oral cavity body with a wider translucent body than the translucent body 476, replaced. The plug connector 558 leads through an end plate 530 to a screw-on connector 556, on the LED carrier 550 of which the light source 406 is arranged. The light source 406 comprises an upper LED string 562 and a lower LED string 564, each of which emits light in opposite directions. The light source 406 is connected to the plug connector 558 via electrical contacts 566 for power supply when the mouthpiece 401 is assembled (see also the contacts 566 in FIG Figure 9 ). By placing the mouthguard 468 on the sealing surface 532, the interior 540 of the block-like body 458 is sealed off in a liquid-tight manner.

A temperature sensor 581 is present on the LED carrier 550, which sends measured temperature values in the form of measurement data on data lines running in the LED carrier 550 to the control board 520, in which the signals are routed via the plug connector 558. The temperature sensor 581 is part of a temperature monitoring system. The temperature sensor 581 can include both an ambient temperature, e.g. B. detect a fever temperature in the mouth of a person, as well as an LED operating temperature. For a particularly reliable fever measurement, the temperature sensor 581 is to be equipped with a probe which can reach out to the tongue on an underside of the body of the oral cavity.

The light source 406 in Figure 6 comprises a larger number of LEDs 571, 572, 573, 577, 578, 579, more precisely 17 LEDs, which are arranged together on an LED strip 560 (also referred to as an LED strip). These LEDs 571, 572, 573, 577, 578, 579 are supplied with power from the accumulator 407 via the control board 520, the plug connector 558 and via LED power supply contacts 566. A first downwardly directed blue light LED 572 is used to irradiate the sublaminal area in the oral cavity. A group of two UV-C light LEDs 577, 578 arranged on the LED strip in an area near the end is used to irradiate a lower-lying area of the oral cavity. A laser LED 579 is arranged at the end of the LED carrier 550, the light of which is distributed in areas of the throat via microlens optics 583 of the oral cavity body 402 (see also the anatomical conditions in FIG Figure 10 ). Between the UV-C light LEDs 577, 578 and a first LED 571 or an LED 572 opposite this LED 571, further blue light LEDs, such as the blue light LED 573, are arranged translucent body 476 exits. In such an operating state, the oral cavity body 402 is inserted into an oral cavity up to its contact surface 404, which is located on the mouthguard 468 (cf. oral cavity 20 in FIG Figure 1 or oral cavity 20 ^I in Figure 10 ).

Figure 7 shows a partially assembled mouthpiece 401, its individual parts from Figure 6 are known. The housing 462 has a USB socket 505. The end plate 530 is inserted into the housing 462 with the aid of tilting lugs, such as the tilting lug 534. The screw connector 556, which carries the LED carrier 550, is screwed on the back of the end plate 530. The upper LED strand 562 and the lower LED strand 564, which follow the curved shape of the LED carrier 550, are mounted on the LED carrier 550. The laser LED 579 is located at the end of the carrier 550 and, starting from the LED carrier 550, makes it possible to illuminate deeper areas of the throat with light. Laser light can be guided particularly well in a desired direction by an optic placed in front of the laser LED 579 and expanded (see e.g. the in Figure 6 microlens optics 583 shown). In order to meet the anatomical conditions (s. Figure 10 ), a preferred beam direction leads away from the carrier 550 or the end plate 530 at an angle. The two LED strings 562, 564 and the laser LED 579, together with the carrier 550, which specifies an orientation of the LEDs 562, 564, 469 arranged thereon, form the light source 406.

In Figure 8 is the housing 462, which is made of Figure 6 and Figure 7 is already known, shown with a view into the battery compartment 510. The battery compartment 510 is formed by the housing 462. The housing 462 is enclosed by the sealing surface 532. At the Sealing surface 532 is a sealing edge 536 with several tilting lugs, such as. B. the tilting lug 534 ^I , which are used to provide an end plate, such as the one in Figure 7 End plate 530 shown to hold and to close the battery compartment 510 with it. In the housing 462 or in its housing wall, two light channels 591, 591 ^I are incorporated, which serve to display the operating status. The housing 462 has the switch-on button 501, next to which a lever guide 502 and a button stop 512 are located.

A cross-sectional view of the mouthpiece 401, which is already shown in the figures Figure 6 to Figure 8 is known is in Figure 9 shown in perspective view. The accumulator 407 and the control board 520 are seated in the housing 462, which is implemented as a block-like body 458. The control board 520 is supported by the end plate 530. ^{The control board 520 has a side LED 589, 589 I} on each of its long sides, approximately in the middle area, for displaying an operating state of the mouthpiece 401 by means of blue light that falls outward through the translucent window 593. The end plate 530 forms a protection for the control board 520 against moisture or increased condensate saturation in the air and also against mechanical attacks. The mouthguard 468 has a cover that can be slipped over an edge of the block-like body 458. The mouthguard 468 is held together with the block-like body 458 with the aid of a tilting nose 534 ^II. The tilting nose 534 ^II is manually retractable on an expansion trough 473. The mouth guard 468 is shaped as a lip connector body 480. The oral cavity body 402 extends away from the lip connection body 480 as an arched stem 478, which has several arches, such as a first arch 490, a second arch 491 and a third arch 492. In the interior 540 of the oral cavity body 402, the LED carrier 550 also extend the LED strip 560, the LED carrier 550 following the course of the stem arches 490, 491, 492. Light emanating from the laser LED 579 falls on the microlens optics 583, through which the light reaches deeper areas of the throat (cf. Figure 10 ) is directed. The LED strip 560 is supplied with a supply voltage suitable for the LEDs via the LED power supply contacts 566. All electronic components of the mouthpiece 401 are enclosed by a plastic sheath 482 so that no current can flow through the body of a person using the mouthpiece 401. The plastic cover 482 is an electrically insulating plastic cover made of a body-compatible, shape-adaptive plastic, such as a latex or a silicone.

The control board 520 can implement several control functions performed by a control processor. The control processor operates with a data memory arranged on the control circuit board 520 and with one located on the control circuit board USB interface (not shown) together. The control board 520 monitors the charge status of the accumulator 407 as well as life data or health data of the accumulator 407. If a charging current cable is connected (see the in Figure 7 USB socket 505 shown), the control board 520 regulates the charging current. The control board 520 controls the supply of electrical power to the LEDs 571, 572, 573, 577, 578, 579 of the mouthpiece 401.

Become the characters Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 and Figure 9 Now viewed together, it can be seen how the groups of LEDs, such as a group of blue light LEDs 571, 572, 573 and a group of UV-C LEDs 577, 578, can be supplied with power independently of one another by the control board 520 . The control board 520 comprises in particular a time control 409. With the time control 409, blue light LEDs 571, 572, 573 and UV-C LEDs 577, 578 or the laser LED 579 can each be switched on for a different period of time. A time block can be set via the time control 409. The time block prevents a first irradiation period from being followed by a second irradiation period without observing a predetermined waiting time. The control board 520 receives current temperature measurement data from the temperature sensor 581. If a received temperature measurement value exceeds a maximum temperature set in the control processor, the operation of the mouthpiece 401 is interrupted by the time control 409. The control board 520 or the control processor contained on it can be programmed with the required data or operating parameters via the USB connection 505. For example, a treatment plan can be loaded into the control processor, by means of which different switching durations for the time control 409 are specified. The control board 520 uses an identifier to determine which type and / or which size of an oral cavity body, such as the oral cavity body 402, is connected. Connection data and operating data, in particular temperature data, or even battery data can be accessed via the USB connection 505, e.g. B. can be read out by an interrogation device such as a laptop. Software can be installed on the mobile interrogation device (not shown) which allows a therapy plan to be created and transferred to the mouthpiece 401. The operation of the mouthpiece 401 can thus be monitored particularly well. In particular, a therapy plan can be adapted to a currently measured body temperature.

Figure 10 outlines the anatomical conditions in the area of an oral cavity 20 ^{I of} a person, the person wearing a mouth plug 601 ^{in their oral cavity 20 I.} This in Figure 10 The mouth plug 601 shown is a further variant of the mouth plug 1 according to FIG Figure 1 , which, like the mouthpiece 1 in Figure 1 it also has a button-like body 611 having. A switch-on button 701 is located on the button-like body 611 of the mouthpiece 601. After actuation of the switch-on button 701, another takeover of an electrical switching pulse from the switch-on button 701 is ignored, blocked or locked for the duration of a preset time interval, ie for the duration of a second time interval .

Light is emitted through a translucent body 676 of the mouthpiece 601 for the duration of a first time interval, which is shorter than the second time interval.

As with Figure 10 can be seen, an upper lip 23 ^I with the ^{Cupid's bow 23 II} rests on a support 605 of a mouthguard 668 of the mouthpiece 601. The mouthguard 668 thus prevents a remaining part of the mouthpiece 601, which is to remain outside the mouth, from getting past the lips 23 ^I , 24 ^I or the incisors 21 ^I , 22 ′ into the throat 42. In Figure 10 the upper jaw 38 and the lower jaw 40 are shown slightly open. When the mouth is open, because the upper jaw 38 and lower jaw 40 are spaced apart, the insertion of the mouthpiece 601 is made easier. By closing the lower jaw 40 and upper jaw 38, the incisors 21 ^I , 22 ′ move into a position in which the incisors 21 ^I , 22 ′ rest on the translucent body 676. An anterodorsal area 32 and a posterodorsal area 34 of the back of the tongue 25 ^I can come to rest on the translucent body 676. Between the lower incisors 22 'and the tongue 25 ^I is a sublaminal area 36 which can be irradiated with blue light through the translucent body 676. ^{The hard palate 26 I} , the soft palate 28 and the uvula 30 are irradiated on the upper side of the oral cavity body 602 through the translucent body 676. In addition, light is emitted from the body 602 of the oral cavity into the region of the throat 42, in particular in the direction of the epiglottis 48 or the trachea 50. During the irradiation of the oral cavity 20 ^I with light from the oral cavity body 602, the person can inhale air, in particular filtered by nasal hairs, through the nasal cavity 44 via the nasopharynx 46. Entry of influenza viruses into the pharynx area 42 is made more difficult because the oral cavity body 602 hinders entry.

In a further development, not shown, the oral cavity body can be designed in two parts at its end, in order to achieve the in Figure 10 to pass the uvula 30 to be seen laterally and to shine particularly far into the throat 42 of the person using the mouthpiece.

The ones in the Figures 11 and 12th The two embodiments shown of an irradiation plug-in piece 801, 1001 are without a closing cover, e.g. B. without the - in Figure 2 shown - final, innards protecting sleeve 282, shown to the arrangement of the LEDs 961, 961 ^I , 961 ", 961 ^III , 961 ^IV , 961 ^V , 961 ^VI , 961 ^VII , 961 ^VIII , which are normally protected by the sleeve to see better. The in Figure 2 Sheath 282 shown takes on in a favorable embodiment not only the function of a protective cover, for. B. against bites or against increased forces, e.g. B. a sphincter, but also the function of a diffuser to the point emerging ^{from the LEDs, such as the LEDs 961, 961 I} , 961 ", 961 ^III , 961 ^IV , 961 ^V , 961 ^VI , 961 ^III , 961 ^VIII To diffuse light more evenly.

In the Figure 11 LEDs 961, 961 ^I , 961 ″, 961 ^III , 961 ^IV , 961 ^V , 961 ^VI , 961 ^VII , 961 ^{VIII shown} are attached to an LED carrier 950. The LED carrier 950 supports the flexible circuit board which the LEDs 961 , 961 ^I , 961 ^II , 961 ^III , 961 ^IV , 961 ^V , 961 ^VI , 961 ^VII , 961 ^{VIII are} supplied with power via conductor tracks. The LED carrier 950 opens into a clip connector 957. Electrical contacts (in not visible in the perspective shown), which can be inserted into a plug connector 958. The plug connector 958 is mounted on the control board 920; it is part of the control board 920 which lies transversely to the LED carrier 950 in the housing 862 Current can flow to all LEDs 961, 961 ^I , 961 ", 961 ^III , 961 ^IV , 961 ^V , 961 ^VI , 961 ^VII , 961 ^VIII , if side clips 959, 959 ^I on the clip connector 957 the LED carrier 950 with a Hold the box-like body 860 together. The two clips 959, 959 ^I are arranged on opposite sides of the clip connector 957 in such a way that they can snap into place on an end plate 930 of a housing 862, a hold being created by the two clips 959, 959 ^I spreading back spring. A user (not shown) who ^{grips the two clips 959, 959 I of} the clip connector 957 with his fingers of one hand can press the two clips 959, 959 ^I together and pull the clip connector 957 off the end plate 930.

Similar to the in Figure 11 connector system shown can in one embodiment in accordance with Figure 12 Plug contacts 1153 can be inserted on a clip connector 1157 along a contact guide pair 1154 into the plug connector 1158. The clip connector 1157 is then coupled to the end plate or end plate 1130 by snapping in the clips 1159, 1159 ^I. The end plate or end plate 1130 is glued in a liquid-tight manner into a housing 1062 of the irradiation plug-in piece 1001. An LED carrier 1150 is inserted into the clip connector 1157. The LED carrier 1150 has a first side protection 1151 and a second side protection 1151 ^I , which flank an LED board 1160 which is arranged on the LED carrier 1150 and which can also be referred to as an LED strip 1160. Of the Side protection 1151, 1151 ^I offers a finger grip surface. In addition, the side protection 1151, 1151 ^I protects the recessed LED board 1160 with its LEDs arranged approximately equidistantly in a row from contamination by fingerprints. A carrier rounding 1152 on the LED carrier 1150, ie at its end, is designed as an end rounding like a cylinder jacket section.

If the irradiation plug 1001 is assembled from its individual parts, the LED circuit board 1160 is placed tightly and kink-free on the LED carrier 1150 around the rounded carrier 1152. It can therefore be said that the LED circuit board 1160 has a turning area in its longitudinal extent due to the rounded support 1152. The LED circuit board 1160 follows its rounded carrier 1152. The clip connector 1157 is then placed on an end of the LED carrier opposite the rounded carrier 1152 and the plug contacts 1153 are connected to the LED circuit board 1160. Two end regions of the single-strand LED board 1160, such as the board end region 1163, thus lead into the clip connector 1157 and thus to the plug contacts 1153.

The figures Figure 13 and Figure 14 present a further exemplary embodiment for a radiation plug-in piece, more precisely on the basis of the mouth plug-in piece 1201. Fig. 13 and Fig. 14 show components of a mouthpiece 1201, with a translucent body such as that in FIG Fig. 6 translucent body 476 shown, has been omitted or peeled off. The translucent body can be removed from a block-like body 1258 of the mouthpiece 1201 for its sterilization. Of course, use cases are also conceivable in which it is sufficient simply to wash off the translucent body 476 and not also to sterilize it. The mouthpiece 1201 comprises an LED carrier 1350 which ends in a carrier curvature 1352. A first side protection 1351 and a second side protection 1351 ^I , which extend on the LED carrier 1350, form a delimitation of a channel-like recess of the LED carrier 1350. Between the first side protection 1351 and the second side protection 1351 ^I is an in Fig. 14 LED board 1360 shown can be inserted. The first side protection 1351 and the second side protection 1351 ^I extend from a clip connector 1357 of the LED carrier 1350 to the carrier rounding 1352 Fig. 14 The LED board 1360 shown is attached to the LED carrier 1350 during the manufacture of the mouthpiece 1201, which is shown in FIG Fig. 13 can be seen stuck on. A board end portion 1363, shown in Fig. 14 is shown, can be threaded up to a contact field 1366 of the clip connector 1357 in the LED carrier 1350. This in Fig. 13 The contact field 1366 shown can be inserted into an insertion opening 1355 of a block-like body 1258. The insertion opening 1355 is in an end plate 1330 of the block-like Body 1258 available. In the block-like body 1258, the end plate 1330 simultaneously carries all components, such as a control board 1320, which is also located on the inside, and therefore in Figure 13 invisible accumulator is supplied with electrical power. In a corresponding manner, for. B. the LED carrier 1350, the LED board 1360 is defective, removed and replaced.

In a cleaning process, a translucent body like the one in Fig. 6 translucent body 476 shown, to be freed from dirt. The translucent body can be immersed in a disinfectant solution such as more than seventy percent by volume alcohol, possibly with an admixture of hydrogen peroxide, for about 30 seconds. Alternatively, the translucent body can be boiled in an aqueous soap solution and then rinsed with purified water. After drying, the translucent body can be pulled over the LED carrier 1350 again. In this way, saliva residues or other body excretions in particular can be removed from the translucent body.

The LED board 1360, which is shown in Fig. 14 shown is pliable. There are several individual LEDs 1361, 1361 ^I , 1361 ^II , 1361 ^III , 1361 ^IV , 1361 ^V , 1361 ^VI on the LED board 1360. The row of single LEDs 1361, 1361 ^I , 1361 ", 1361 ^III , 1361 ^IV , 1361 ^V , 1361 ^{VI are} followed by three LED pairs 1367, 1368, 1367 ^I in a central area 1360 of the board, which are again on the LED board 1360 a row of individual LEDs follows, similar to the LEDs 1361 to 1361 ^VI lined up on the left.An LED pair 1367, 1367 ^I , 1368 comprises two individual LEDs that are as close as possible in a transverse direction to the individual LED row of the LED circuit board 1360. Thus, exactly 20 LEDs are attached to the LED circuit board 1360 and can be supplied with electrical current via conductor tracks (not shown). For reasons of clarity, components such as resistors have also been omitted three LED pairs 1367, 1368, 1367 ^I is also referred to as a rounding LED pair 1368, because this LED pair 1368 is in a board center area 1360 ^I when the LED board 1360 is mounted on the LED carrier 1350 (see Fig. 13 ) is arranged closest to the rounding 1352. Due to the arrangement of the double LEDs 1367, 1368, 1367 ^I in the vicinity of the rounded support 1352, a particularly high light intensity can be emitted from the area of the rounded support 1352. The LEDs of the LED pairs 1367, 1367 are arranged closer to one another than the individual LEDs 1361 to 1361 ^VI . There is a spacing 1369 between a first LED 1361 on the LED board 1360, which is located in the vicinity of the board end region 1363, and an adjacent, second LED 1361 ^I. There is a spacing 1369 between a sixth LED 1361 ^V and a seventh LED 1361 ^VI second distance 1370, which is smaller than the first distance 1369. The first distance is 10 mm (millimeters). The second distance is included 3 mm. By choosing the distances 1369, 1370, a ^{luminosity or light intensity that can be provided by the LEDs 1361 to 1361 VII} along the mouthpiece 1201 can be specified.

For example, embodiments are also possible in which the first distance is between 5 mm and 12 mm and the second distance is between 3 mm and 6 mm. In other words, it is advantageous if in an oral cavity (see oral cavity 20 ^I in Fig. 10 ) a higher light intensity is emitted in the area of the throat 42 than in an area of the incisors 21 ^I , 22 ^I.

Figures 15 and 16 show two further exemplary embodiments for mouth pieces 1401, 1601.

The mouthpiece 1401, which is shown in Figure 15 has a first area 1575, 1575 ^I in which the oral cavity body 1402 shines with a first, ie lower light density and a second area 1580, 1580 ^I in which the oral cavity body 1402 shines with a second, ie higher light density. The brightness of the LEDs 1561, 1561 ^I , 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^VIII is determined by the electrical current that is supplied by the (not visible) control board in the block-like body 1458 is individually set ^{for each LED 1561, 1561 I} , 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^VIII.

A first part of the mouthpiece 1401 is formed by the button-like body 1411. It can also be said that the body 1411 is a block-like body 1458 in which control electronics and an electrical memory are stored. This housing 1462, which is formed by the block-like body 1458, is designed as a handle. The housing 1462 has a switch-on button 1501 on one side.

The second part of the mouthpiece 1401 is formed by the oral cavity body 1402. Between the oral cavity body 1402 and the housing 1462 there is a partition wall over which a mouth guard 1468 is formed. One side of the mouth guard 1468 is designed as a contact surface 1404, so that lips and / or mouth parts of a user of the mouthpiece 1401 can rest against the contact surface 1404. The LEDs, such as the LEDs 1561, 1561 ', 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^VIII , are arranged in the oral cavity body 1402. For this reason, the oral cavity body 1402 is shown cut in the two areas 1575, 1575 ^I and 1580, 1580 ^I. The first stem arch 1490 adjoins the contact surface 1404 directly. The translucent body 1476, through which the LEDs 1561, 1561 ^I , 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^VIII their light 1415, starts in the area of the first stem arch 1490 , 1415 ^I submit can. There is thus a light 1418 near the end and a light 1417 near the mouthguard.

The translucent body 1476 is formed by the plastic sleeve 1482, which is part of the oral cavity body 1402. Inside the oral cavity body 1402 there is the light source carrier, which is designed as an LED carrier 1550. The LED carrier 1550 is designed to receive a first LED strand 1562 and a second LED strand 1564. Within a strand 1562, 1564 with LEDs, the LEDs 1561, 1561 ', 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^{VIII are} not all equally spaced. Between LEDs, which are located in the first area 1575 of the oral cavity body 1402, there is a first LED spacing 1569 that is greater than a second LED spacing 1570 that can be found in the second area 1580, 1580 ^I. The larger LED spacing 1569 is 8 mm. The small LED spacing 1570 is less than half, more precisely 3 mm. Multiple LEDs, such as B. the LEDs 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , are equally spaced from one another with an LED spacing 1570. The spacing of the LEDs 1561, 1561 ^I in the section immediately in front of the contact surface 1404 differs from this. In the area 1575 located above, which is also to be referred to as the first area 1575, and in the area 1575 ^I extending below, the LEDs (for example LED 1561, 1561 ^I ) are all equally spaced. The distances 1570 in the second area 1580, 1580 ^I are also all the same.

It is particularly advantageous if the LEDs 1561, 1561 ′, 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^{VII are arranged} as an LED strip 1560 on the LED carrier 1550. The LED carrier 1550 is thus the support for the first LED strand 1562 and the holder or support for the second LED strand 1564. The LED carrier 1550 is equipped in its end area with a carrier rounding 1552, so that a coherent LED- Tape 1560 can be placed on both sides of the LED carrier 1550, more precisely above and below. The LED strip 1560 starts in the first stem arch 1490 and runs along the entire LED carrier 1550 over the carrier rounding 1552 to the tooth support surface 1484, which is located in the vicinity of the contact surface 1404.

If the mouthpiece 1401 is switched on via the switch-on button 1501, which can only be operated again after a blocking time has elapsed, and the LEDs 1561, 1561 ^I , 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^VIII in the area of the oral cavity body 1402 through the plastic sleeve 1482, a viewer will notice that ^{a higher brightness is emitted in the second area 1580, 1580 I} than in a first area 1575, 1575 ^I. The LEDs 1561, 1561 ', 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^VIII can shine with different brightness due to their different control currents.

In addition, more LEDs 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^{VII are} located in the second section 1580, 1580 ^I. Both measures contribute to the fact that a stronger light shines in the area of the mouthpiece 1401, which is provided for the throat illumination, than in the area near the lip. The lips and teeth should rest in the area of the tooth support surface 1484. In the area of the tooth support surface 1484, less lighting is sufficient compared to the area near the throat or the LED light area 1418 near the end.

LED strings 1562, 1564 are available on two sides of the LED carrier 1550. The distances 1569, 1570 between the LEDs 1561, 1561 ', 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^VIII are between the first LED strand 1562 and the second LED Strand 1564 evenly distributed. Between the LEDs 1561, 1561 ', 1565, 1565 ^I , which are in the area of the bite surface 1484, there is a greater distance 1569 than between the LEDs 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VI , which are used for Illumination of the near end area 1418 are provided.

By supplying different currents to the LEDs 1561, 1561 ', 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^VIII , different brightness levels can be achieved in different areas 1575, 1575 ^I , 1580, 1580 ^I. A supply current of 40 mA can flow to LEDs, such as the LEDs 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , which are supposed to shine brighter. LEDs that are supposed to shine significantly less, such as the LEDs 1561, 1561 ^I in the vicinity of the contact surface 1404, can be operated with a current of the order of magnitude of 5 mA.

It is thus possible to kill viruses, bacteria and fungi in a targeted manner, especially in the throat area of a user, while irradiation is carried out with significantly lower doses in other areas of the mouth of the user.

The mouthpiece 1601, which is in the Figure 16 is shown, is largely similar to the mouthpiece 1401, which from Figure 15 is known. Thus, the descriptions above can be applied to the mouthpiece 1601 according to FIG. Figure 16 be transmitted. The mouthpiece 1601 gem. Figure 16 but differs in terms of the placement of the LEDs 1761, 1761 ^I , 1761 ^II , 1761 ^III , 1761 ^IV , 1761 ^V , 1761 ^VI , 1761 ^VII , 1765, 1765 ^I , 1765 ^II , 1765 ^III , 1765 ^IV , 1765 ^V , 1765 ^VI on the LED carrier 1750.

A first LED 1761, which is arranged close to a first stem arch 1690, is at a first distance 1769 from a second LED 1761 ^I. The second LED 1761 ^{I is} followed by a third LED 1761 ″, a fourth LED 1761 ^III, a fifth LED 1761 ^IV , a sixth LED 1761 ^V along a second stem arch 1691. Along a third stem arc 1692 there is a seventh LED 1761 ^VI and an eighth LED 1761 ^VII . Between the sixth LED 1761 ^V and the seventh LED 1761 ^{VI there} is a second distance 1770. The second distance 1770 is a third of a length of the first distance 1769. A light 1617 near the mouthguard is emitted from the first LED 1761. A light near the end is emitted from the eighth LED 1761 ^VII 1618 emitted, which is brighter than the LED light 1617 near the mouthguard because the eighth LED 1761 ^VII is supplied with an approx. 10% higher current than the first LED 1761. On the translucent body 1676 of the oral cavity body 1602 are a darker area 1775 and a lighter area 1780. A palate-side light 1615 is thus emitted on the palate side along the stem arches 1690, 1691, 1692. The LED board 1760 is around an LED carrier he laid around in 1750. Light 1615 ^I will ^VI of tongue-side LEDs 1765, 1765 ^I, 1765 ", 1765 ^III, 1765 ^IV 1765 ^V, 1765 tongue side radiated. A first tongue-side LED 1765 relative to the first palate side LED 1761 and the second palate side LED 1761 ^I staggered arranged, that is their spacing area 1769. A spacing 1769 ^{I is} present between the first tongue-side LED 1765 and the second tongue-side LED 1765 ^I. A spacing 1774 is present between the third tongue-side LED 1765 "and the fourth tongue-side LED 1765 ^III. There is a spacing 1770 ^I between the sixth tongue-side LED 1765 ^V and the seventh tongue-side LED 1765 ^VI . The first distance 1769 ^I and the third distance 1770 ^I are approximately the same size. The second distance 1774 is one third greater than the first distance 1769 ^I because a stem center arch 1696 of the oral cavity body 1602 has a concave curvature through which the emission areas of the third LED 1765 ^I and the fourth LED 1765 "overlap ^{1690, a weaker light 1617 I} from the first, tongue-side LED 1765 is sufficient for treatment on the tongue-side stem attachment arch 1695. A stronger or brighter light 1618 ^{I from the seventh LED 1765 VI} compared to the light 1617 ^I is supplied by an increased power supply of the seventh LED 1765 ^VI , so that an entrance area to the pharynx is sufficiently irradiated with light from an end 1699 of the oral cavity body 1602 on the oral cavity side. In other words, there is a second brightness range 1780 ^I on the tongue-side stem end arc 1697, compared with a first brightness range 1775 ^I , which is attached to the tongue-side stem attachment arch 1695 rdnet is, appears darker. The light emitted by an LED 1761, 1761 ', 1761 ^II , 1761 ^III 1761 ^IV , 1761 ^V , 1761 ^VI , 1761 ^VII as well as 1765, 1765 ^I , 1765 ", 1765 ^III , 1765 ^IV , 1765 ^V 1765 ^VI , like that Light 1617, 1617 ′, 1618, 1618 ^I is each fixed by a power supply via a control board which is located in the interior of a box-shaped body 1660. The box-shaped body 1660 has a housing 1662 which is attached to a mouthguard 1668 connected. The oral cavity body 1602, which contains the LED carrier 1750, extends from the mouthguard 1668 to the seventh stem arch 1699. A switch-on button 1701 on the housing 1662 is used to activate the fifteen LEDs 1761, 1761 ^I , 1761 ", 1761 ^III , 1761 ^IV , 1761 ^V , 1761 ^VI , 1761 ^VII and 1765, 1765 ^I , 1765", 1765 ^III , 1765 ^IV , 1765 ^V 1765 ^{VI of} the mouthpiece 1601, i.e. eight on the palate and seven on the tongue, to be switched on and off together.

Figure 17 shows an irradiation plug 1801, the individual components of which are drawn separately from one another.

The irradiation plug 1801 comprises a box-like body 1860, a control board 1920, an end plate 1930 and an LED carrier 1950, the LED carrier 1950 having an insertion part 1802 as a vaginal insertion part or by pulling on a second translucent cover 1876 by optionally pulling on a first translucent cover 1876 ^I an insertion part 1802 ^I can be formed as an anal insertion part. The insertion parts 1802, 1802 ^I form a set 1819. Each of the insertion parts 1802, 1802 ^I has its own translucent casing 1876, 1876 ^I. Between one end 1899, 1899 ^{I of} the respective insertion part 1802, 1802 ^I and its opposite body opening ^{protector 1868, 1868 I,} there is a clamping area 1884, 1884 ^I , on which the insertion part 1802 or 1802 ^I, with the help of body muscles in a body cavity of a (not shown) ) Person can be held. Four LED strings, such as a first LED string 1962 and a second LED string 1964, are arranged on the LED carrier 1950, which enables light to be emitted in four spatial directions, ie tetradirectionally. At one end, the LED carrier 1950 merges into a clip connector 1957 which, with several lateral clips such as the lateral clip 1959, can be introduced into an insertion opening 1955 in the end plate 1930 and can be snapped into place there. The introduction and contacting is facilitated by a contact guide 1954, the contacting of the LED strings 1962, 1964 and the two other LED strings, which are not visible in the perspective shown, takes place on the control board 1920. Four operating status LEDs, such as the LED 1989, are arranged on the end plate 1930 and are also supplied via the control board 1920. Light that is emitted by the operating status LEDs (e.g. the LED 1989) is reflected back by the body opening protection 1868 in the direction of a connecting lip 1871, and can exit the housing 1862 through this. A sealing surface 1932 extends on the connection lip 1871, on which the body orifice protector 1868 is brought to rest in a liquid-tight manner, the body orifice protector 1868 adjoining the connection lip 1871 on the housing 1862 in an overlapping manner. The housing 1862 comprises a switch-on button 1901, via which, when the irradiation plug 1801 is assembled, the control board 1920 the Request can be communicated to supply current from an accumulator 1807, which is mounted in the battery compartment 1910, to the LED strings, such as the strings 1962, 1964.

In Figure 18 Another example of a radiation plug 2001 comprising a set 2019 is shown. The set 2019 contains two different translucent bodies, of which a first translucent body 2076 is designed for insertion into a vagina and a second translucent body for insertion 2076 ^{I is designed} for insertion into an anus. The LED carrier 2150 of the irradiation plug 2001 can be inserted alternately into these translucent bodies 2076, 2076 ^I. The LED carrier 2150 can be plugged onto a termination board 2130, an electrically conductive connection being formed from the LED carrier 2150 to a control board 2120. The control board 2120 can be inserted into a box-like body 2060, the storage box, which is closed by the end plate 2130. On the connection side, the LED carrier 2150 has an LED collar 2148 on which several LEDs, such as the LED 2008 and the LED 2008 ^I , are arranged next to one another in a ring-like manner. These LEDs also include red light LEDs, such as LED 2176, and irradiation LEDs, such as LED 2161, which can be controlled independently of one another to emit light. For example, a red light LED 2176 can be switched as an operating state display and an irradiation LED, such as the LED 2161, can be switched as a green LED to display a second operating state. In a third operating state, the LEDs 2008, 2008 ^I , 2161, 2176 can emit therapeutically effective light or light that increases wellbeing. The LED carrier 2150 has four LEDs at its end opposite the LED collar 2148, which are grouped ^{as a first end LED pair 2168 and a second end LED pair 2168 I.} The end LED pairs 2168, 2168 ^I together form a square. The end LEDs include blue-light LEDs, such as LED 2171, and UV-C LEDs, such as LED 2178. Other LEDs, such as blue-light LEDs 2171 ^I , 2171 ", 2173, 2173 ^I, are UV-C LEDs, such as the LEDs 2177, 2178 ^I , are arranged alternately along the LED carrier 2150. The blue-light LEDs 2171 ^I , 2171 ", 2173, 2173 ^I are separate from the UV-C (light) LEDs 2177, 2178 ^I for a blue light treatment can be switched on via the control board 2120. For a UV-C light treatment, the UV-C LEDs 2177, 2178 ^{I can be used in} addition to the blue light LEDs 2171 ^I , 2171 ^II , 2173, 2173 ^I or only separately, ie on their own, through the control board 2120 be supplied with power or switched on. Thus, various light treatment methods are made possible by the irradiation plug 2001, which in particular also include continuous irradiation operation or optionally pulse irradiation operation.

Figure 19 shows the irradiation plug 2001 that from Figure 18 is known in one assembled state, the box-like body 2060 (in the sense of a storage box for a control board or for an electronic control of the irradiation plug 2001) with the translucent body 2076 ^I in the area of the body opening protection 2068 ^I. Optionally, to form an insertion part 2002, the translucent body 2076 designed for vaginal insertion can be drawn up to the box-like body 2060 and connected to it via the body opening protector 2068. With the set 2019 available in this way, many different treatments can be carried out on different body orifices of a person. In other words, with the help of a set, such as the Set 2019, radiation plug-in pieces 2001 can be modified in order to e.g. B. to provide different diameters and lengths of individual parts, adapted to the respective person's body opening.

Figure 20 FIG. 11 shows an irradiation plug 2001 ^I which, with respect to many parts, is similar to that of FIGS Figures 18 and 19th known radiation plug 2001, which is an Abdo radiation plug, is similar or in which many identical parts have been used.

The above descriptions of the exemplary embodiments of the nosepiece 1 (see Figure 1 ), 201 (see Figures 2 to 5 ), 401 (see Figures 6 to 9 ), 601 (see Figure 10 ), 801 (see Figure 11 ), 1001 (see Figure 12 ), 1201 (see Figures 13 and 14th ), 1401 (see Figure 15 ), 1601 (see Figure 16 ) can therefore be transferred to the description of the irradiation plug 2001 ^I.

The irradiation plug 2001 ^I has an elongated, rounded translucent body 2076 ″, which in comparison with the translucent body 1876 (after Figure 17 ) is longer and thus penetrates deeper into the body cavity receiving it. The translucent body 2076 "is part of the insertion part 1802". Both the translucent body 2076 ″ and an additional cover, which represents a second cover 1888, are made of plastic covers which are washable, advantageously waterproof or water-repellent 2068 finished on one side. the body opening protection 2068 is designed bent to abut the body of a person. This increases the comfort for the irradiation plug piece in 2001 ^I-using person.

In Figure 21 the irradiation plug 2001 ^I , which is based on Figure 20 has been presented, shown in an exploded view, ie the individual parts are shown exploded. The insertion part 1802 ″ consists of the carrier 2150 ^I with its inside Clip connector 2157 and with, among other things, the end LED group 2168 "and the translucent body 2076" on the outside. The end LED group 2168 ″ is composed of a plurality of blue light LEDs 2171 ″ and is a surface oriented towards the front, so to speak an end surface of the carrier 2150 ^I. The translucent body 2076 "has several parts that deviate from the round, elongated shape that dominates the appearance, such as the end 1899, the pinching area 1884" and the body opening guard 1868. The body opening guard 1868 merges with the connecting lip 1871. Due to the clip connector 2157, via which the insertion part 1802 ″, an insertion part other than the insertion part 1802 ^{II can be} connected to the rest of the device or the remaining parts of the irradiation ^{plug 2001 I.} The clip connector 2157 can rest on the contact surface 2104 and via contact guides such as Contact guides 1954, which are present in the insertion opening 1955, establish electrical contact with the control board 2120 and the power supply from the accumulator 1807. The contact surface 2104 has the same bend or transverse curvature as a second contact surface 2104 ^I , which is part of the box-like body 1860 The two contact surfaces 2104, 2104 ^I together result in the end plate 2130, so that they can form the sealing surface 1932 as a whole the translucent body 2076 "put together a dense one Sheath around the other components of the irradiation plug 2001 ^I form. The housing 1862 is a box-like body 1860 that can be completely hidden in the cover 1888. The cover 1888 is just as flexible as the translucent body 2076 ^II , so that a switch-on button or a switch-on button 1901 can be actuated through the cover 1888. With the help of the switch-on button 1901, energy from the accumulator 1807 to the carrier 2150 ^I and the LEDs such as the end LED group 2168 "can be made available by a switching signal to the control board 2120. The sealing surface 1932 is designed so that the body opening protection 1868 can completely cover the body adjacent to the body cavity.

Thanks to the cover 1888 and thanks to the translucent body 2076 ″, both of which are made of a plastic, the irradiation plug 2001 ^I can be held and washed off under running water, for example in a wash basin.

This in Figure 22 The irradiation plug 3001 shown can also be referred to as an auditory canal irradiation plug. The irradiation plug 3001 is in Figure 20 shown with spaced components drawn. That Irradiation plug 3001 has a box-like body 3060, with a battery compartment 3110 being formed in an outer housing 3062, which is used to accommodate a battery 3007. The outer housing 3062 can also be referred to as a battery box or a handle unit. The battery 3007 is rechargeable. The housing or outer housing 3062 is shaped like a cuboid and has a switch-on button 3101 and a socket slot 3107 on its smallest surfaces or on the surfaces arranged opposite one another. A control board 3120 can be inserted into the housing 3062. The on-button 3101 is used to operate a switch 3104 on the control board 3120. On the control board 3120 there is also a USB socket 3105, which can be inserted through the socket slot 3107 in the housing 3062, for example. B. for charging the battery 3007 with a USB connector (not shown) can be contacted. The control board 3120 supplies an LED with electrical power from the battery 3007, the LED being fastened to the end plate 3130 in an inner region of an LED carrier 3150 and therefore in the FIG Figure 20 cannot be seen in the illustration. The LED carrier 3150 protrudes from the end plate 3130 by a length which corresponds approximately to the depth of an auricle. A UV-C light LED 3177, which is directed into an insertion opening 3155 in the LED carrier 3150, is used as the light source. A light guide 3185, which is designed to be translucent at its end and has microlens optics 3183, can be inserted into the insertion opening 3155. The LED carrier 3150 and the light guide 3185 together form an insertion part 3002. In addition to the LED carrier 3150, the end plate 3130 has a bracket bracket 3195 into which an ear bracket 3194 can be inserted. Depending on the insertion direction of the ear clip 3194, the irradiation plug 3001 can be adapted for wearing on a left ear (not shown) or for a right ear (not shown). The housing 3062 also has an operating status display in the form of a translucent window 3193, which can be covered with an insertable or pull-out handle 3064. The handle 3064 facilitates the handling of the box-like body 3060. A sealing surface 3132 on the LED carrier 3150 serves to rest in the auricle around the auditory canal when it is carried. This protects the auditory canal (not shown) and the eardrum or the inside of the ear during light treatment.

The irradiation plug 3201 intended for an ear (ear irradiation plug or ear plug) has a contact surface 3004 which is designed as a sealing surface 3132. The contact surface 3004 is intended to completely cover one ear from the outside. For this purpose, the contact surface 3004 is rounded. The contact surface 3004 is provided with a coating that is adaptive to shape, that is to say is slightly flexible.

This in Figure 23 The irradiation plug 3201 shown is for wearing on another or a second ear in comparison to the irradiation plug 3001 according to FIG. Figure 22 educated. The irradiation plug-in piece 3201 has a box-like body 3260 on which a switch-on button 3301, a USB socket 3305 and an ear strap 3394 are located. A light guide 3385, which has a UV-C LED 3377 at its end, is inserted into an LED carrier 3350 of the irradiation plug-in piece 3201. Radiated UV-C light is distributed over a large area and evenly along the ear canal. During a treatment with a first auditory canal irradiation plug 3001 and possibly a second auditory canal irradiation plug 3201, a person can move freely in space, ie walk around without problems; so she is still mobile.

In Figure 24 an irradiation plug 4001 is shown, which can also be referred to as a nostril irradiation plug. The nostril irradiation plug 4001 can be attached to a human head (not shown) ^{via two ear straps 4194, 4194 I so that one insertion part 4002, 4002 I} , it can also be referred to as a pair of insertion parts 4002, 4002 ^I , is in one of the protrudes from both nostrils (not shown). The insertion parts 4002, 4002 ^I each have a transparent body 4076, 4076 ^I , which is each connected to a laser LED, such as the laser LED 4179, via a light guide 4185, 4185 ^I. Alternatively, instead of the laser LEDs 4179, blue light LEDs or UV-C LEDs or LEDs that emit light in a UV wavelength range or in a violet wavelength range can also be used in an embodiment not shown graphically here. It is also possible, in a further embodiment, instead of installing laser LEDs on the insertion parts 4002, 4002 ^I , to provide blue light LEDs, such as blue light LEDs 4173, 4173 ^I , with which light can be radiated into the depths of the nostrils . The light that is emitted by the laser LEDs, such as the laser LED 4179, enters ^{the nostrils (not shown) through the translucent bodies 4076, 4076 I} and reaches at least close to the nasal cavity (see nasal cavity 44 in Figure 10 ). The end plate 4130 can be plugged onto a control board 4120 and is electrically connected to it. The control circuit board 4120 carries a switch 4104 and a USB socket 4105. The switch 4104 can be actuated by the switch-on button 4101 when the irradiation plug 4001 is in an assembled state. The end plate 4130 can be connected to a block-like body 4058, which in its interior carries a storage battery 4007 in a protective manner. The housing 4062 of the block-like body 4058 has, in addition to the switch-on button 4101, an operating status display 4193, which can be covered with the aid of an attachable handle 4064. Thus, a person can move freely in space during a treatment with a nostril irradiation plug 4001, ie she is still mobile.

The irradiation plug 4001, which is shown in Figure 24 is shown, has two insertion parts 4002, 4002 ^I , which protrude from a body that can be referred to as a contact body with its contact surfaces 4004, 4004 ^I. The contact body is equipped with contact surfaces 4004, 4004 ^I. The contact surfaces 4004, 4004 ^I are slightly bent or curved. The contact surfaces 4004, 4004 ^I are modeled on a nose in the area of its nose bridge. The course of the contact surfaces 4004, 4004 ^I is curved so that a typical nose shape (in particular of a Central European) ^{can be followed by the contact surfaces 4004, 4004 I} and the nostrils are covered.

The in the two irradiation plug-in pieces 3001 (see Figure 22 ) and 4001 (see Figure 24 ), the irradiation plug 3001 for ear irradiation and the irradiation plug 4001 for nasal irradiation, insertion parts 3002, 4002 used are narrower than the corresponding insertion parts 2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 1802 "of a mouth plug 1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601 and an Abdo plug-in piece 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , so that inside narrower insertion parts 3002, 4002 micro-LEDs with widths between 50 µm and 500 µm are installed, while in the other insertion parts 2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 1802 ^II common blue-light LEDs, for example cheaper SMD LEDs, can be installed.

The design options shown in the individual figures can also be combined with one another in any form.

Based on the irradiation plug-in pieces 1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001, further advantageous embodiments - depending on the desired method of treatment - are possible. A radiation connector can only be equipped with LED strips with blue light LEDs. Alternating blue-light LEDs and red-light LEDs can be arranged on the LED strips or they can each be used next to one another on an LED strip for a type of LED with LED strips of different light colors. It is also possible to use infrared LEDs instead of red light LEDs in order to better heat the body cavity. Further advantageous embodiments have LED strips with UV LEDs on all light-emitting surfaces. Such an irradiation plug with UV-C LEDs is preferably combined with or inserted into a irradiation plug sack or a irradiation plug cover (not shown) in order to prevent UV-C light from entering a viewer or a user during operation of the irradiation plug Eyes falls. In addition to therapeutic skin improvements, UV light can also cause skin tanning.

It is thus possible to arrange even more LEDs, more generally speaking, more illuminants, on an LED carrier. <b> List of reference symbols </b> 1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001 Irradiation plug, in particular mouth plug, but also abdomen plug, vagina plug, ear plug and nose plug 2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 1802 ^II , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I. Insertion part, in particular the body of the oral cavity 3, 203 Longitudinal extension, in particular of the mouthpiece 4, 204, 404, 1404, 2104, 2104 ', 3004, 4004, 4004 ^I. Contact surface 5, 205, 605 Support, in particular light reflection surface 6.406 Light source 7, 407, 1807, 4007 Energy source, especially accumulator 8, 2008, 2008 ^I. LED 9, 409 Time control 10, 210 Light emission area 11, 611, 1411 Storage box, in particular in the form of a button-like body, in particular as a button-like body 12, 212 electrical connection 13, 213 first half-shell 14, 214 second half-shell 15, 1415, 1415 ^I , 1615, 1615 ^I. light 16 cable 1417, 1617, 1617 ^I. LED light close to the mouthguard 1418, 1618, 1618 ^I. LED light close to the end, in particular light for treating a throat area 1819, 2019 20, 20 ^I. Oral cavity, especially the inside of the mouth 21, 21 ^I. upper incisors 22, 22 ^I. lower incisors 23, 23 ^I. Upper lip 23 ^II Cupid's bow 24, 24 ^I. bottom lip 25, 25 ^I. tongue 26, 26 ^I. Palate, especially hard palate with a bulge 28 Palate, especially soft palate with a bulge 30th Uvula 32 The back of the tongue, in particular the anterodorsal area of a tongue arch 34 The back of the tongue, especially the posterodorsal area of a tongue arch 36 sublaminal area 38 upper jaw 40 Lower jaw 42 throat 44 Nasal cavity 46 Nasopharynx 48 Epiglottis 50 windpipe 458, 1258, 1458, 4058 Storage box, in particular in the form of a block-like body, in particular as a block-like body 260, 860, 1660, 1860, 2060, 3060, 3260 Storage box, in particular in the form of a box-like body, in particular as a box-like body 262, 462, 862, 1062, 1462, 1662, 1862, 3062, 4062 Housing, in particular outer housing, such as an electronics box 263 Connecting edge 264, 464, 3064, 4064 handle 465 Reflector surface 266 Longitudinal extension of the box-like body 268, 468, 668, 1468, 1668, 1868, 1868 ^I , 2068, 2068 ^I. Body opening protection, in particular mouth guards 269 Body orifice reference point, in particular lip reference point 270 Width of the body opening protection, especially the face mask 271, 1871 Connection lip 272 Height of the body opening protection, especially the face mask 273, 473 Expansion trough 274 Width of the box-like body, especially the body 275 Ventilation opening, in particular opening equipped with a germ filter 276, 476, 676, 1476, 1676, 1876, 1876 ^I , 2076, 2076 ^I , 2076 ^II , 4076, 4076 ^I. translucent body, in particular translucent shell 278, 478 arched stem 280, 480, 1880 Connection part, in particular lip connection body 282, 482, 1482 Plastic cover, in particular a protective cover for the body of the oral cavity 284, 284 ^I , 1484, 1884, 1884 ^I , 1884 ^II Pinch area, e.g. B. a tooth support surface such as a bite surface or z. B. a muscle contact surface 286 Extension area 1888 second cover, in particular housing cover, preferably made of a washable plastic 290, 490, 1490, 1690 first pedicel arch, in particular pedicel attachment arch on the palate 291, 491, 1691 second pedicle arch, in particular the mid-stem arch on the palate 292, 492, 1692 third pedicle arch, in particular the palatal pedicle end arch 295, 1695 fourth stem arch, especially stem attachment arch on the tongue side 296, 1696 fifth stem arch, in particular stem middle arch on the tongue side 297, 1697 sixth stem arch, especially tongue-side stem end arch 299, 1699, 1899, 1899 ^I. seventh stem arch, in particular the end of the insertion part, such as the end of the oral cavity body on the oral cavity side 301, 501, 701, 1501, 1701, 1901, 3101, 3301, 4101 Power button 502 Lever guide 303 Button spring 504, 3104, 4104 Switches, particularly switches with time control, such as a timer 305, 505, 3105, 3305, 4105 USB port 3107 Socket slot 510, 1910, 3110 Battery compartment or accumulator compartment 512 Button stop 520, 920, 1320, 1920, 2120, 3120, 4120 Control board 530, 930, 1130, 1330, 1930, 2130, 3130, 4130 End plate 532, 1932, 3132 Sealing surface 334, 534, 534 ^I , 534 ^II Tilted nose 536, 3136 Sealing edge 540 Interior, especially the body of the oral cavity 2148 LED collar 550, 950, 1150, 1350, 1550, 1750, 1950, 2150, 2150 ^I , 3150, 3350 LED carrier 1151, 1151 ^I , 1351, 1351 ^I. Side protection 1152, 1352, 1552 Beam rounding 1153 Plug contact 1154, 1954 Contact management 1355, 1955, 3155 Insertion opening 556 Screw-on connector 957, 1157, 1357, 1957, 2157 Clip connector 558, 958, 1158 Connectors 959, 959 ^I , 1159, 1159 ^I , 1959 Clip, especially the side clip 560, 1160, 1360, 1560, 1760 LED tape, especially LED circuit board 1360 ^I. Blank center area, especially elastic rounded area 961, 961 ^I , 961 ^II , 961 ^III , 961 ^IV , 961 ^V , 961 ^Vl , 961 ^VII , 961 ^VIII , 1361, 1361 ^I , 1361 ^II , 1361 ^III , 1361 ^IV , 1361 ^V , 1361 ^VI , 1561, 1561 ^I. , 1561 ^V , 1561 ^VI , 1561 ^VII , 1761, 1761 ^I , 1761 ^II , 1761 ^III , 1761 ^IV , 1761 ^V , 1761 ^VI , 1761 ^VII , 2161 LED 562, 1562, 1962 first LED strand, especially upper LEDs 1163, 1363 Blank end area 564, 1564, 1964 second LED strand, especially lower LEDs 1565, 1565 ^I , 1565 ^V , 1565 ^VI , 1565 ^VII , 1565 ^VIII , 1765, 1765 ^I , 1765 ^II , 1765 ^III , 1765 ^IV , 1765 ^V , 1765 ^VI LED 566, 1366 Contact field with several contacts, especially LED power supply contacts 1367, 1367 ^I. LED pair 1368, 2168, 2168 ^I , 2168 ^II End LED group, like a rounding LED pair 1369, 1569, 1769, 1769 ^I. first LED spacing 1370, 1570, 1770, 1770 ^I. second LED spacing 571, 2171, 2171 ^I , 2171 ^II Blue light LED 572 Blue light LED, especially LED for irradiating the sublaminal area 573, 2173, 2173 ', 4173, 4173 ^I. Blue light LED 1774 LED spacing, in particular the spacing between two tongue-side LEDs in the central area of the body of the oral cavity 1575, 1575 ^I , 1775, 1775 ^I. first area, in particular area with a first brightness, such as a darker light-emitting area of the body of the oral cavity 2176 Red light LED 577, 2177 UV-C light LED 578, 2178, 2178 ^I , 3177, 3377 UV-C light LED 579, 4179 Laser LED 1580, 1580 ^I , 1780, 1780 ^I. second area, in particular area with a second brightness, such as a brighter light-emitting area of the body of the oral cavity 581 Temperature monitoring, especially temperature sensor 583, 3183 Microlens optics 3185, 3385, 4185, 4185 ^I. Light guide 589, 589 ^I , 1989 Operating status LED, preferably side LED 591, 591 ^I. Light channel 593, 3193, 4193 Operating status display, in particular in the form of a translucent window 3194, 3394, 4194, 4194 ^I. Ear strap 3195 Bracket carrier Footplate Supply cables, in particular power and data cables

Claims (18)

Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ', 3001, 3201, 4001),
an elongated insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ') and
comprises a block-like storage box (11, 260, 458, 611, 860, 1258, 1411, 1458, 1660, 1860, 2060, 3060, 3260, 4058),
wherein the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I , 5002, 6002) due to its length and width to be received in a body opening (20, 20 ^I ) of a human or animal is designed,
and where for the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) at least one at least partially, preferably completely, translucent, in particular first, sleeve (276, 476, 676, 1476, 1676, 1876, 1876 ^I , 2076, 2076 ^I , 4076, 4076 ^I ) belongs,
by emitting a light (15, 1415, 1415 ^I , 1417, 1418, 1615, 1615 ^I , 1617, 1617 ', 1618, 1618 ^I ),
generated in particular by several LEDs (571, 572, 573, 577, 578, 579, 961, 1361, 1367, 1368, 1561, 1565, 1761, 1765),
with a bactericidal and / or virucidal and / or fungicidal wavelength, e.g. B. in the red light range, blue light range, violet light range and / or in the ultraviolet light range is made possible,
characterized in that
the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ', 3001, 3201, 4001) with a,
in particular oriented transversely to a longitudinal extension (3, 203) of the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001),
Contact surface (4, 204, 404, 1404) is equipped,
which is preferably formed by a shield,
wherein the contact surface (4, 204, 404, 1404) for the support (5, 205, 605) is designed at least on one end region of a body orifice wreath, such as a Cupid's bow (23 ^II ) or like a nasal bridge of a human face, in particular in a sealing manner ,
and that in an interior (540) of the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) at least one light source (6, 406) is seated for at least a posterior illumination of the body cavity,
wherein in particular the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) for a surrounding reception of the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) is designed in a body cavity (20, 20 ^I ). Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ', 3001, 3201, 4001) according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602) is designed like a pacifier, rod-like or peg-like,
especially as a curved or curved rod,
preferably a body cavity curvature (26, 26 ^I , 28) and / or a body cavity curvature (25, 25 ^I , 32, 34) in the body cavity (20, 20 ^I ). Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) with an energy source (7), e.g. B. can be connected via a USB socket (305, 505) or comprises an energy source (407), in particular for a low-voltage supply of the light source (6, 406). Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the light source (6, 406) consists of one or more LEDs (8, 560, 562, 564, 961, 961 ^I , 961 ^II , 961 ^III , 961 ^IV , 961 ^V , 961 ^VI , 961 ^VII , 961 ^VIII , 1361, 1367, 1368, 1561, 1565, 1761, 1765), in particular RGB LEDs, blue light LEDs (571, 572, 573), laser LEDs (579) and / or UV light LEDs, e.g. B. UV-C light LEDs (577, 578),
in particular from a set (560, 562, 564) of different LEDs such as a UV light LED (577, 578) and several blue light LEDs (571, 572, 573) and / or from several LEDs of the same type (961, 961 ^I , 961 ", 961 ^III , 961 ^IV , 961 ^V , 961 ^VI , 961 ^VII , 961 ^VIII , 1361, 1367, 1368, 1561, 1761),
through the preferably different light densities through light (15, 1415, 1415 ^I , 1417, 1418, 1615, 1615 ^I , 1617, 1617 ^I , 1618, 1618 ^I ) from different areas (10, 210, 1575, 1575 ^I , 1580, 1580 ^I 1775, 1775 ^I , 1780, 1780 ^I ) of the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) can be produced, e.g. B. from a first LED to another or second LED (1561, 1561 ^VII , 1565, 1565 ^VIII ; 1761, 1761 ^VII ; 1765, 1765 ^VI ) deviating supply currents and / or z. B. by LEDs arranged more densely in a first area (1570, 1770, 1770 ^I ) and further spaced apart in a second area (1569, 1769, 1769 ^I , 1774),
forms. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) comprises a time control (9, 409) and / or a temperature monitor (581) , by means of which an illumination duration during which the light source (6, 406) emits light (15), such as visible or invisible light and / or UV rays, is limited in terms of time and / or power, in particular with two different LED operating phases ,
preferably a longer one for LEDs (571, 572, 573),
which emit light in the visible wave spectrum, and
a shorter one for at least one LED (577, 578),
which emits a wave front or radiation beyond the visible wave spectrum. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) a battery or accumulator compartment (510) in the area outside of a human body of the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 3001, 3201, 4001), in which an accumulator or a battery for the electrical supply of the light source (6, 406) insertable or built-in, e.g. B. is soldered. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the light source (6, 406), in particular in addition to at least one further wavelength, for emitting light (15, 1415, 1415 ^I , 1417, 1418, 1615, 1615 ^I , 1617, 1617 ^I , 1618, 1618 ^I ) in a wavelength range between 400 nm and 490 nm, preferably light with a wavelength of approx. 405 nm, approx. 410 nm and / or light with a wavelength of approx. 453 nm and / or light with a Wavelength of about 470 nm. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of claims 1 to 7,
characterized in that
the light source (6, 406) for emitting light (15) or radiation in a UV wavelength range, e.g. B. of 222 nm is designed. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) is designed for a directed light (15) emitted by the light source (6, 406), preferably a tip region of the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) is provided as a light emitting region (10, 210, 1580, 1580 ^I , 1780, 1780 ^I ) . Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) a button-like body (11, 611), a box-like body (260, 860 , 1660) and / or a block-like body (458, 1258, 1458), in particular as a handle (264, 464),
which is located on the other side of the contact surface (4, 204, 404),
wherein in particular the body, such as button-like, box-like or block-like body (11, 260, 458, 611, 1411), with an electrical connection (12, 212), such as. B. a cable, a socket (305, 505) or a plug. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I , 5002, 6002) is flexible and / or liquid-tight, e.g. B. due to a Plastic envelope (282, 482, 1482) such as e.g. B. made of a silicone or z. B. due to a latex cover
and in particular the storage box (11, 260, 458, 611, 860, 1258, 1411, 1458, 1660, 1860, 2060, 3060, 3260, 4058) is covered with a second cover (1888),
which is preferably connected to the first cover (276, 476, 676, 1476, 1676, 1876, 1876 ^I , 2076, 2076 ', 4076, 4076 ^I ) with the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001, 5001) forms a completely enclosing moisture barrier. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ', 3001, 3201, 4001) one of two half-shells (13, 14, 213, 214), e.g. B. oval shaped transverse body, symmetrically shaped insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ),
which can form a shape-adaptive surface to a body cavity (20, 20 ^I ) of a user, in particular due to pressure or negative pressure. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) is displaceable,
in particular can be extended and / or displaced in relation to a body orifice reference point (269) of the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001),
or the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ),
can be exchanged in particular by spreading or pressing holding clip noses (534 ", 959, 959 ^I , 1159, 1159 ^I ), e.g. by two opposing movements,
whereby the length of the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 3001, 3201, 4001, 5001, 6001) can be changed. Irradiation connector (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
on the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 3001, 3201, 4001), in particular in a lateral area of the body, a power button, e.g. B. a time-locking power button (301, 501, 701, 1501, 1701) is available. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ', 3001, 3201, 4001) an LED carrier (550, 950, 1150, 1350, 1550, 1750 , 1950, 2150, 3150, 3350), on which LEDs are at least bidirectional, preferably tridirectional, tetradirectional or pentadirectional, are arranged. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
on the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) there is a pinching area, such as a bite area, a sphincter area or a muscle adaptation area, which in particular is closer with a body opening protection (268, 468, 668, 1468, 1668) than with one end (299, 1699) of the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) is located and on which in particular the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) can be held, the pinching area preferably as a reinforcement and / or a constriction of the translucent shell (276, 476, 676, 1476, 1676, 1876, 1876 ^I , 2076, 2076 ^I , 4076, 4076 ^I ) is formed. Irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ^I , 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) belongs to a modular set, the insertion parts (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602 , 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) of the set are interchangeable and the set in particular comprises at least one oral cavity insertion part, at least one anal insertion part and preferably at least one vaginal insertion part or at least one ear insertion part and / or at least one nasal insertion part, with preferably a first Insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) of the set has a smaller insertion diameter than an insertion diameter of a second insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402 , 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ) of the set. Method for the, in particular temporary, use of an irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 3001, 3201, 4001),
in particular an irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 2001 ', 3001, 3201, 4001) according to one of claims 1 to 17,
with a,
preferably adapted in length to a body cavity (20),
Insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I ),
in which a light source (6, 406) is present inside (540),
characterized in that
the irradiation plug (1, 201, 401, 601, 801, 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 3001, 3201, 4001) is designed as a mobile disinfection device with LEDs (8, 571, 572, 573, 577 , 578, 579, 961, 1361, 1367, 1368, 1561, 1565, 1761, 1765) as a light source (6, 406) a directional light (15, 1415, 1415 ^I , 1417, 1418, 1615, 1615 ^I , 1617, 1617 ', 1618, 1618 ^I ) can radiate away from the insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I , 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I),
whereby
by exchange of a first insertion part (2, 202, 402, 602, 1402, 1602, 1802, 1802 ^I, 2002, 3002, 4002, 4002 ^I) through a second insertion portion has a length of the irradiation plug piece (1, 201, 401, 601, 801 , 1001, 1201, 1401, 1601, 1801, 2001, 3001, 3201, 4001).

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